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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  IMF revises region's growth downwards amid US tariff war

  

  The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) April 2025 Global Economic Outlook, released Tuesday in Washington, revised global and regional economic forecasts downward due to the US-initiated trade war and associated uncertainties.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Brazil and Chile sign 13 agreements, including two key defense ones

  

  Defense Ministers Adriana Delpiano of Chile and José Mucio Monteiro of Brazil signed Tuesday two agreements: one for exchanging instructor officers between Chile’s Joint Peace Operations Training Center (Cecopac) and its Brazilian counterpart (Ccopab) to enhance peacekeeping training, and another for academic cooperation between Chile’s National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies (ANEPE) and the Brazilian Defense College (ESD) to advance research and training in security and defense.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Paraguayan health authorities tackle tuberculosis, HIV and other diseases

  

  Paraguay’s Health Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a joint technical mission to strengthen the country’s response to HIV and tuberculosis, focusing on eliminating HIV, mother-to-child transmission of HIV, congenital syphilis, hepatitis B, and Chagas disease, as well as managing advanced HIV, TB, and HIV/TB co-infection.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Paraguay hopes to build 22 small hydroelectric plants through private investment

  

  Paraguay plans to build 22 small hydroelectric power plants on internal rivers, with an estimated private investment of US$ 1.4 billion, explained Vice Minister of Mines and Energy Mauricio Bejarano in a radio interview after the enactment of the Small Hydroelectric Power Plants Law which grants the government free rein to bid for the construction of new dams.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:22 UTC

  Lula and Boric highlight bilateral trade opportunities

  

  Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Tuesday advocated for stronger trade relations between their countries at a Business Forum in Brasília. Lula encouraged Brazilian businesspeople to import more Chilean products to balance trade and emphasized fairness in business dealings.

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• Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:16 UTC

  Significant drop in Argentine beef exports reported

  

  Argentine beef exports dropped significantly in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024, with a 28% decrease in volume (142,500 tons) and a 7.5% decrease in value (US$694.4 million), it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

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