Richard Sander argued that the exchange rate in history has never been favorable for Uruguay compared to its two neighboring countries.
the mayor of Rivera, Richard Sanderrelativized the exchange difference that today the coast of the country suffers from the difference will change between Uruguay and Argentinaafter expressing that “what the coast lives today with Argentinawe live it all our lives with Brazil“.
“We have an economic disadvantage with Brazil” assured the politician belonging to the Colorado Party (pc) in an interview on Radio Carve, adding that he “does not remember” any time in history that the exchange rate of Uruguay was favorable towards its two bordering countries.
While the coastal departments currently have record levels of unemployment at the country level, Sander explained that in Rivera there is currently “a lot of informality” and that “people work, but they do not generate social benefits.
“It is a problem that we have discussed a lot with the Minister of Labor (Paul Mieres) and with the president himself (Luis Lacalle Pou)”, said Sander. “We are undoubtedly the area that has the most needs, the social indicators are the lowest in the country,” he concluded in this regard.
Rivera could build a free industrial zone
After what was the signing of the binationality agreement of the Rivera airport with Brazil, something that will allow the arrival of new airlines and more flights to the country, Sander said that there could still be new projects and investments to reach the northern department.
The Colorado mayor informed Lacalle Pou that a group of Brazilian investors, with investments in various Brazilian states and USAseeks to build a industrial free zone on route 5.
The project, which would initially cost about 32 million dollars, would be located at kilometer 480 of Route 5, on a property of almost 60 hectares. Some 21 companies have already expressed interest in establishing themselves in this potential new industrial free zone, something that could result in hundreds of new jobs for the department.
Source: Ambito
