This Results Profile talks about supporting an effective economic and social recovery with innovation and flexibility in Uruguay. By 2005, Uruguay was moving beyond crisis response policies, and a new government had elaborated a program, tackling the rising inequality and important social needs of the population. ... See More + A range of World Bank initiatives effectively supported Uruguay’s efforts to consolidate economic and social recovery from a crisis. The program included a combination of Bank financial and technical support, as well as an analytical and advisory work program that grew in importance over time. With support from the Bank- financed Non-Transmittable Diseases Project, Uruguayan health system was restructured. A Bank- supported program was instrumental in eradicating foot-and-mouth disease in the cattle and significantly enhancing Uruguay’s export of beef products to standards-sensitive markets  See Less -

Document Type: Brief Report No.: 97749 Document Date: APR 07, 2011

Document also available in: Spanish Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Uruguay has a strong history of broad-based social welfare and solid democratic institutions building on a deeply ingrained preference for equality and political consensus, which is still very present today. ... See More + The country enjoyed the highest human development standards in the region during the last century. While the country has faced adverse developments in recent decades, these standards remain high, and Uruguay's society is still among the most equitable in the region in terms of income distribution and social indicators. This Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) covers the years 2010-15 and is aligned with the country's development vision. It proposes a Bank lending program of approximately US 700 million dollars, together with an active International Finance Corporation (IFC) program and a strategic joint Government-Bank program of Analytical and Advisory Services (AAA). The CPS will provide for flexibility to enable the program to respond to emerging needs. Rather than providing a detailed blueprint of the terms and scope of the partnership between the Government and Bank, the CPS aims at laying out the guiding principles for shaping this partnership. While it specifies the programs identified for the initial years of the partnership, sufficient flexibility is built into the CPS to allow for responding to evolving government priorities and needs.  See Less -

Document Type: Country Assistance Strategy Document Report No.: 55863 Document Date: AUG 18, 2010

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The Bank's assistance program for Uruguay aims to support the Government's objective to increase social inclusion and reduce inequality. To this end, the program will: (i) support institutional strengthening for social inclusion, particularly the newly established Ministry of Social Development, the Institute of Women's Affairs (IWA) and by creating mechanisms for NGO outreach; (ii)strengthen the analytical underpinning by building upon previous analytical work, such as the recently completed study on social tariffs, and through regular poverty monitoring, inequality monitoring, and social analysis; and (iii)mainstream social inclusion and stakeholders analysis into project design and implementation. ... See More +   See Less -

Document Type: Country Assistance Strategy Document Report No.: 31804 Document Date: MAY 10, 2005

Document also available in: Spanish Disclosure Status: Disclosed