Q: Will Uruguay be able to sustain economic growth at a time when many Latin American countries are slowing down?
A: During the world economic downturn of 2008 and 2009, Uruguay was one of the few economies in Latin America that kept on growing – by almost 3% in 2009. Uruguay has had gross domestic product [GDP] growth of 4% [in 2012, above the regional average] and even higher in recent times [GDP expanded 5.6% in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the same period in 2012, according to Reuters].