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Uruguay: local shoe industry protests as government buys from China

29/06/2016

The Uruguayan footwear industry has complained about a government procurement exercise that led to the country’s interior ministry buying 32,000 pairs of boots and 1,800 pairs of shoes from Chinese manufacturers recently. Uruguay’s national footwear industry association said the government had at no stage asked Uruguayan companies to submit a...

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