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Montevideo, June 18th 2026 - 08:48 UTC

Paraguay

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Paraguayan e-commerce becomes a consolidated business

    The average Paraguayan shopper uses 2.5 different channels

    According to the Paraguayan Chamber of Electronic Commerce (Capace), the activity in the South American country is going through its best year with a projected growth of 75% compared to 2024, thanks to the digitalization of small businesses and increasing consumer confidence.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 09:20 UTC

    Paraguay's economy has positive figures to show

    Manufacturing increased by 5.9% in August, the BCP found

    According to a Central Bank report released on Monday in Asunción, Paraguay's monthly economic activity indicator (IMAEP) went up by 4.5% in August year-on-year, accumulating a growth of 5.6% through the end of August 2025, driven particularly by the Secondary Sector's 7.1% adjustment amid a strong performance in electricity (both generation and distribution), as well as construction, both private and public.

  • Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Asunción wins bid to host 2031 Pan American Games

    This event will put Paraguay at the center of world sports, Peña noted

    Following a presentation and question session on Friday at the Panam Sports General Assembly in Santiago, Chile, Asunción was chosen by 28 votes to 24 over its rival, Rio-Niterói, Brazil, to host the 2031 Pan American Games, marking the first time Paraguay will organize this major continental Olympic competition.

  • Tuesday, October 7th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Fitch improves Paraguay's grading, but still short of investment status

    “Paraguay continues to demonstrate its strength,” Peña stressed

    Fitch Ratings upgraded Paraguay's risk outlook on Monday from “Stable” to “Positive,” moving the country closer to achieving an investment-grade rating from the agency, although the overall grading remained at BB+.

  • Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Mexico and Paraguay endorse Guyanese candidate for IICA top spot

    The Argentine Otero is completing his second term as Director-General

    Mexico and Paraguay have officially announced their support for Guyana's candidate, Agricultural Engineer Muhammad Ibrahim, for the position of Director-General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the 2026-2030 term.

  • Saturday, October 4th 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    Paraguay wants to build a “Panama Canal” of natural gas

    Albertini launched the proposal during an event in Chile

    During the 10th Energy Week of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) in Santiago (Chile), Paraguay unveiled an ambitious proposal to construct a bi-oceanic gas pipeline that could reshape the continent's energy landscape.

  • Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Paraguay's beef exports growing stronger after 3Q

    The next step is to diversify and open new markets, Senacsa reckoned

    Paraguay's beef exports recorded a strong performance at the end of the third quarter of 2025 (January to September), the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) reported in Asunción.

  • Monday, September 29th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Protest in Asunción leaves at least 31 arrested

    Paraguayan Police repression was likened to that under former Dictator Alfredo Stroessner

    Numerous arrests were reported Sunday in downtown Asunción amid protests staged by a citizens' group known as Generación Z Paraguay against an initiative to reform the Constitution and make former President Horacio Cartes eligible again.

  • Saturday, September 27th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    Paraguay's economy grows 5.9% in first semester of 2025

    Agriculture was the only major sector to yield negative overall results

    According to the Central Bank of Paraguay's (BCP) “Quarterly National Accounts” report released on Friday in Asunción, the South American country's quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew significantly, resulting in 5.9% year-on-year growth in the first semester of 2025, following positive outcomes in most sectors.

  • Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Paraguay reaches out to Middle East for business, meets Netanyahu

    Netanyahu thanked Peña for his strong support for Israel

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña held meetings on Thursday in New with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.