URUGUAYURUGUAY25th April –

25th May, 06

Presentation byGSE TEAM 05 –

06TO

Rtn. PP. Naresh Rahane

Human Resource Management Professional

District Secretary – Administration RY 2005~06

TEAM LEADER

TEAM MEMBER

Monica Purnapatre

Practicing lawyer in Criminal Law, at Aurangabad

Likes to make friends and counselling.

Associated with Asylum in Aurangabad

TEAM MEMBER

Aseem Gokarn

M.Sc. (Horticulture), MBA (Marketing)

Presently doing Ph.D. (Urban Greening)

Enjoys travelling, trekking, painting, music, dramatics.

TEAM MEMBER

Amol Nisal

Mechanical Engineer. Working asSr. Exec. (sales).

Amol is a classical vocalist.

An extrovert who likes to meet people and make friends.

TEAM MEMBER

Prasad Sovani

Trainer in Public Speaking and Sales

Presently pursuing Ph. D. in Latin American Economics

Loves to explore the unknown

TEAM MEMBER

Dr. Aruna Pendse

Practicing Ayurvedic Medicine

Hobbies – Music, Painting and Art

Partner District 4980Partner District 4980• DG: Eduardo R. Alvarez Maza• There are 43 clubs & around 966

members• Lies in the Eastern part of

Uruguay• Covering cities like Montevideo,

Minas, Punta del Este, Melo, Treinta y Tres, Rio Branco, , …

• Uruguayan Rotarian Joaquin Serratosa Ciblis was RI President 1953-54

A Rich White A Rich White Nation!Nation!

A homogeneous population largely of white European stock

No population explosion, lowest growth of population in Latin America of 0.47%

Temperate climate No large undeveloped areas High rate of literacy High per capita income of US$ 9600 Strong middle class with no pronounced

extremes.

A Forward Thinking A Forward Thinking NationNation

Never permitted slavery Never attacked anyone since independence Abolished death penalty long ago First in LA to legalize divorce First to allow voting right to women First to make voting obligatory Separation of Church & the State

URUGUAY

• Means ‘River of Painted Birds’• Officially: Republica Oriental del

Uruguay’• Locally : Banda Oriental Or

eastern shore (of Uruguay River) / Uruguayos…)

• A Portuguese sailor on Magellan’s ship saw a small mountain near the shore & shouted..

• “I see a mountain!” Monte Vid Eu• A town of roses- 850 varieties!

Small Population 34 Lakh (=Pune) living in large area 176220 sq km

White 88%, Mestizos 8%, Black 4%

Population growth rate: 0.47% (2005 est.)

Literacy: 98%Mainly Spanish speaking

People…People…

EconomyEconomy Well-to-do economy characterised by an export-oriented

agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending.

Average GDP growth 5% pa 1996-98, But domino effect in 1999-2002. GDP -20%, 2001-02 withdrawals by ARG from Uruguayan banks =

plunge in peso & employment (20%), inflation surged, and external debt doubled

Re-writing terms of loans + fresh loans steadied GDP 10% in 2004 due to higher commodity prices for

Uruguayan exports & growth in the region, low international interest rates, and export competitiveness.

Economy, cont…..Economy, cont…..• Current a/c bal.: $181.8 M• Exports: $ 2.2 b (I-69)

Commodities: Meat, Rice, Leather products, Wool, Fish, Dairy Products

• Imports: $ 2.07 b (I-89)• Commodities: Machinery,

Chemicals, Vehicles, Oil• External Debt : $12.8 b• Exchange rate: About 2

Uruguayan pesos / Rupee

Trade with IndiaTrade with India

• Uruguay Exports $ 4 M• India Exports $ 24 M• Main Products are

Animal Hide, small machines, etc. nothing to write home about!

Government…Government…

• Constitutional Republic

• Capital: Montevideo

• Administrative divisions: 19 departments (States)

• Independence:(from Brazil) 25 August 1825

• Legal system: Based on Spanish civil law system

Executive Executive & & LegislativeLegislative

• President: Tabare VAZQUEZ (Since 1 March 2005)• The President is both the chief of state and head of

government.• Council of Ministers appointed by the President with

Parliamentary approval • Elections: President and Vice President elected by

popular vote for five-year term, election last held October 2004 (next Oct. 2009)

• Bicameral General Assembly consists of Chamber of Senators (30 seats) and Chamber of Representatives (99 seats) members are elected by popular vote for 5-year term.

¡ Muchas ¡ Muchas Gracias !Gracias !Thank You !!!!Thank You !!!!