“He greeted the attendees one by one, as he does in the committee,” commented a close friend. Yamandu Orsi was on the 40th floor, in the World Trade Centerwhere all the presidential candidates are attending, invited by the Businessmen’s Club. “In one-on-one situations, Orsi has an open and close attitude, she listens, it is a strong point… but in the speech she did not play much,” commented an executive who does not miss any of these meetings. “It is true that she alluded to Danilo Astorias a reference and said that the economy has not grown for 10 years… which is debatable, but it is interesting because it implies a self-criticism of the last government of Vazquez”he added. A fellow agricultural businessman put some nuances. “He came up with some interesting ideas, such as betting on a University for teachers and deeply addressing the issue of drug trafficking, citing experiences from other cities…; It is true that he expressed his concern about the exchange rate delay, but he did not specify possible measures. We know it is difficult…” he reflected. In a few days the senator will attend the 40th floor Manini Rios and other pre-candidates are expected. “The one who will not attend has already warned, it is cosse“added the businessman.
An official leader, already a veteran in politics, began to chat with a white activist about issues on the agenda. “In USA They tend to call the most moderate politicians ‘doves’, particularly on issues related to defense and external relations. They call the toughest ones ‘hawks,’” he explained, with certain pretentiousness. “On the Front it also seems that there are hawks and doves,” he commented. But the falcon, in this case, is a woman,” she joked. She alluded to the strategy of Carolina CosseMayor of Montevideo (did not resign from her position).
“How is that?” they asked him. “While he is campaigning, he is clashing with the government on two very sensitive issues: the situation in the UAM and the project that has been proposed for a tram train in the metropolitan area. “These are very important things, but there is no dialogue. In the UAM The thing with Daniel Garín (the president) is already unsustainable and the people of the MPP (his group of origin) are worried, but he has the support of Cosse and remains in office. The producers are flying, they have gone to talk to him President Lacalle Pou; but a solution does not appear for now,” she added. “In the case of the train-tram project, the business consortium presented it to the government and the municipalities, but Cosse does not accept it,” he said. “The attitude of the Municipality of Canelones is friendlier, but it will not move on its own.”
His interlocutor interrupted him: “But… that project involves getting into more debt, right?” The veteran leader looked with a certain mixture of pleasure and displeasure. True, and he joins everything committed to the Central Railway, road works and other trusts that are committing spending for the coming years. Everything has a limit,” she responded with an air of confession. “But is the project good or not?” asked an official legislator who joined the conversation. “They are engineers and companies that know about the subject, and everything indicates that it would have an interesting impact, improving public transportation. Notice what is happening with Copsawho cannot pay salaries… we have to shake things up there,” he added as if to finish a complex topic.
Employment
“Everything is tied up with wire,” an economist close to the government complained with some indignation. Wide Front, who came to join the economic team in the FA administrations. The dialogue took place at a parliamentary event, where other professionals met on issues related to Science and Technology. The expert was referring to the situation of employment, which the government has highlighted as auspicious and better than it was in the months before the pandemic. “The numbers must be read honestly,” he continued. “It is true that there are more jobs, but we are still not incorporating the impact of the tremendous exchange delay and the crisis in Argentina. The closure of the auto parts company is an example of what is coming and Uruguay It is very expensive in the world; “It’s difficult to sustain jobs, particularly good quality jobs,” he remarked. “Aren’t you exaggerating?” his friend, a university researcher, who sees economic issues a little further away, asked him worriedly. “You have to look at the Data of poverty by income, which do not improve: there is a lot of low-quality employment,” lamented the economist. “They are going to leave us a very serious problem for the next government,” he added.
His friend, even more worried, was encouraged to question him. “Are they all pale? The social security reform Doesn’t it help at all?” he asked. “It seems that you have the faith to work until you are 65,” his partner joked. “It certainly helps,” he acknowledged, “it is not the reform we would have wanted, but it goes in the direction of making the system more viable. Now, if the PIT-CNT gets the signatures and the citizens repeal it, the mess is going to be very big for the next government. And even more so for those who come after,” she stated.
Technology
The setting was the forty-third meeting of the OAS Permanent Consultative Committee on radio and communications. It is the first time that the Uruguay is the venue for a meeting of this committee, and the authorities of the Ursec and the Ministry of Industry, among others. In his presentation Minister Faccio He discussed several topics, but surprised some (not all) by the fact that he highlighted that in Uruguay The possibility has recently been enabled for cable companies to provide internet services to the home.. Pablo Siris, representative of the opposition in the Ursec, made a face of dissatisfaction; Upon leaving, he even dared to comment that the matter is not yet regulated.
The possibility of selling internet services through the Cable TV network is a historical claim of the cable companies, which was not allowed in the Broad Front governments. “With the vertigo that is being generated at a technological level, this regulatory change comes somewhat late: Antel is leading in streaming services and is coming Elon Musk with starlink (it is already in Argentina). “It is complicated for Cable TV services and that aspiration to have data services,” said an expert who has followed the issue for many years, and was also at the meeting.
Rockstar
“Again for Argentina? A communications executive said in surprise that she is working on a political campaign for the Colorados. I had just seen the flyer announcing the presence of Lacalle Pou at a talk at the Freedom Foundation. “He looks like a rockstar… he goes with Milei as keynote speakers,” he told his political boss. Indeed, President Lacalle Pou will speak on Wednesday the 24th at the “Freedom Dinner”, where the former president of Argentina will also be present, Mauricio Macrithe former Spanish president Aznar, the former Brazilian Minister of Economy and liberal reference, Paulo Guedes and the Minister of Security of Argentina, Patricia Bullrich. “Is it convenient for you to stick so close to Milei?” the woman asked. “We did not choose the neighborhood, we are here,” responded the leader. “In addition, Argentine investments in Uruguay “They have been so strong that we have to take great care of that side,” he added.
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Source: Ambito
