INVESTMENT GRADE

Uruguay has been granted the qualification of "investment grade" as awarded by recognized companies, such as the American Duff & Phelps and British IBCA. This demarcation indicates that Uruguay is considered a country free of risk for investment. It ranks as one of the top three countries in Latin America for its ability to pay its external debt. Since the 70s, the successive governments in Uruguay have applied open politics along with liberalization of the financial systems.