MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS (MTOP)
The MTOP is in charge of the development and planning of public infrastructure works, aimed at promoting National Development.
INCUMBENT COUNSELLORS
ALVARO OLAZÁBAL, CIVIL ENG.
PRESIDENT OF INALOG
NATIONAL PORT ADMINISTRATION (ANP)
Decentralized agency that reports to the Executive Power through the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works. ANP is responsible for the management, preservation and development of the public ports across the country, i.e., Montevideo, Nueva Palmira, Colonia, Juan Lacaze, Fray Bentos, Paysandú and Salto.
JUAN CURBELO, DR.
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCES (MEF)
The Ministry’s function is to improve and strengthen the country’s revenues through competent bodies, such as the DGI (General Tax Directorate) the national agency in charge of tax collection, and the DNA (National Customs Directorate), who operates in accordance with the provisions in the legal framework set forth by the Uruguayan Customs Code, inter alia. The Ministry is here in charge of surveying the national revenues obtained from the country’s imports and exports activities. The agency is also in charge of requesting and paying loans, as well as managing the money spent by the various government departments; in pursuance of those functions, the Ministry submits the National Budget to Parliament for approval.
CARINA CAMARANO, CPA.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MRREE)
Governmental political and administrative body in charge of planning, directing and implementing the Republic’s foreign trade and general affairs.
MRS. SILVANA LESCA
URUGUAYAN BROKERS ASSOCIATION (ADAU)
ADAU keeps a permanent flow of technical information, related to a broad range of information both from the central government and from the agencies concurrent in the field of foreign trade. It provides legal, accounting and foreign trade advice. To that end, the Association retains highly relevant Professional Bureaus, whose counselling services are fully free of charge for members.
MR. LEONARDO COUTO
FREE ZONES CHAMBER (CZZFF)
Created with the vision of strengthening the free zones regimen in Uruguay, as well as promoting the development of business platforms. The business community gathered in The Uruguayan Free Zones Chamber (CZFUY) includes developers (operators) and users (direct and indirect) of the Uruguayan Free Zones.
JUAN OPERTTI, ENG.
MERCHANT CHAMBER OF NATIONAL PRODUCTS (CMPP)
Business organization that gathers and represents the business of agricultural, agri-food and agri-business products in Uruguay, acting both in the domestic market and in the international markets.
VICTORIA CARBALLO, AGR. ENG.
URUGUAYAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SERVICES (CCSUY)
CNCS sees to the general interest of the trade and services of the National Economy’s private sector, defending the principle of freedom in its broadest sense, in the framework of the rule of law.
DANIEL OLAIZOLA, DR.
PROFESSIONAL FREIGHTERS UNIONS ASSOCIATION (ITPC)
ITPC is a business organization with legal status that gathers the unions associations and business chambers of companies devoted to land shipping of cargo.
IGNACIO ASUMENDI, LIC.
LATIN AMERICA CARGO CITY (TCU)
LACC (TCU) is the gateway for 100% of the Uruguayan foreign trade shipped by air, by storing and guaranteeing the custody of goods while the imports, exports or transit procedures get completed.
BRUNO GUELLA, ENG.
ALTERNATE COUNSELLORS
HORACIO LANNES, ENG.
JUAN CHAVES, ECON.
MR. NICOLÁS ZÚÑIGA
URUGUAYAN FREIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (AUDACA)
Created by resolution of the Executive Power on August 22, 1974. Organization currently integrated by forty-five Cargo Agencies.
MR. SERGIO GONZÁLEZ
URUGUAYAN CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY (CIU)
Business entity that represents the country’s industrial sector, created with the aim of promoting the interests of the local industries, advocating for their rights and encouraging the development of industry nationwide.
WASHINGTON DURÁN, CHEM. ENG.
CHAMBER OF LOGISTICS (CALOG)
CALOG is a chamber that gathers organizations, individual professionals and companies devoted to logistics. It was founded by two institutions with a long-standing tradition in the area, URULOG (Uruguayan Logistics Association) and AOLU (Uruguayan Association of Logistics Operators). Its objective is to promote training and discussion; it gathers the best-known professionals and companies that provide logistics services, who work jointly to help reduce costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of business.
JUAN PABLO MUÑOZ, LIC.
NAVIGATION CENTER (CENNAVE)
CENNAVE represents and promotes the interests of its members applying excellence, efficacy and corporate spirit, through the continuing improvement of each and all the services it provides, highlighting the strategic significance of the port maritime sector within the country’s policies and in terms of its regional linkages.
MÓNICA AGEITOS, DR.
URUGUAYAN EXPORTERS’ UNION (UEU)
Business union specialized in exports, founded in 1967. Its aim is to promote the development and competitiveness of the exports sector, as well as to defending their interests, by approaching the public and private actors engaged with foreign trade, thus contributing to the growth of the country.
MR. RÚBEN AZAR
PROFESSIONAL FREIGHTERS UNIONS ASSOCIATION (ITPC)
ITPC is a business organization with legal status that gathers the unions associations and business chambers of companies devoted to land shipping of cargo.
MR. MARTÍN PALEO