Investments

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 08:40 UTC

  Uruguay issues Swiss franc bonds for the first time

  

  Uruguay issued sovereign bonds in Swiss francs for the first time Thursday, totaling 320 million (about US$400 million) to help finance a US$6 billion fiscal deficit in 2025. The bonds, with five- and ten-year terms, carry an average annual interest rate of 1.33%. Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone highlighted the favorable interest rates and noted that Uruguay was the only Latin American country currently issuing bonds in this currency, tapping into a market of high-quality investors.

• Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

  Paraguayan Air Force receiving brand new aircraft this week

  

  The first four Brazilian-built single-engined Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft will arrive in Paraguay this Friday, flown by Paraguayan pilots, trained by the manufacturers, Paraguayan Air Force Chief, Gen. Julio Fullaondo, announced Wednesday.

• Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

  Brazil: Voepass grounded permanently

  

  Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) revoked the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of Passaredo Transportes Aéreos, the main company in the Voepass group, after “serious and persistent flaws were identified in the company's Continuous Analysis and Supervision System,” Agencia Brasil reported. In addition, the company was fined R$570,400 (US$102,672).

• Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 04:41 UTC

  Key Strategies for Speculating on Asset Price Shifts

  

  Speculation rattles the markets more than most admit, and yet, it’s somehow always the amateurs who get caught with their hands in the cookie jar while the seasoned players walk away with the whole bakery. The truth? There’s no magic bullet, but the right approach keeps one from being chewed up by volatility. The world of asset price shifts is relentless; prices move for reasons both rational and irrational. Watching a chart tick up and down can seduce even experienced traders into believing there’s a secret pattern hiding just beneath the surface. Spoiler alert: sometimes randomness really is just randomness. Still, certain strategies put the odds at least a little less against anyone daring enough to speculate.

• Wednesday, June 11th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

  French companies interested in relocating production to Paraguay

  

  French companies have been reported to be exploring the relocation of their production to Paraguay, drawn by its maquila regime and strategic geographic location, according to Benoit Libourel, president of the Paraguayan-French Chamber of Commerce.

• Friday, June 6th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Historic polar ship SS Terra Nova revisited in first-ever wreck survey

  

  An expedition led by the motor yacht MY Legend has completed the first visual survey of the wreck of the SS Terra Nova, offering new insight into one of the most emblematic ships of polar exploration. Located off the coast of Greenland, the wreck was first discovered in 2012, nearly 70 years after the ship sank during World War II.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 14:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands welcome UK’s strategic defence review and ongoing security commitment

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has welcomed the UK Government’s newly released Strategic Defence Review, highlighting it as a key affirmation of Britain’s enduring defence obligations toward its Overseas Territories.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 10:25 UTC

  Significant growth in Paraguayan exports reported

  

  Paraguayan exports have recorded significant improvements this year, according to reports released in Asunción this week.

• Tuesday, June 3rd 2025 - 08:14 UTC

  Paraguayan and Argentine officials discuss gas pipeline project to feed Brazil

  

  Paraguayan Ambassador Helena Concepción Felip Salazar and Asunción's Vice-Minister of Mines and Energy Mauricio Bejarano met in Buenos Aires with Argentina's Energy Secretary María Tettamanti to advance discussions on a bioceanic gas pipeline project. The talks focused on drafting a memorandum of understanding and outlining steps for gas integration between the two nations.

• Friday, May 30th 2025 - 10:06 UTC

  Lula announces port of Itajaí's expansion

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday a R$ 844 million (US$ 148 million) investment to modernize and expand the Port of Itajaí in the southern State of Santa Catarina, under federal management since January 2025. The funds aim to enhance safety and logistical efficiency, increase port capacity to boost cargo handling, create jobs, and strengthen the local economy