Paraguay

Friday, June 13th 2025 - 10:03 UTC
Peña highlights Paraguay's values and traditions

President Santiago Peña insisted on the opening day of the IV Madrid Forum at the Banco Central del Paraguay's (BCP) headquarters in Asunción that his country was committed to defending its values, traditions, and sovereignty against globalism, which he described as an ideology imposing a uniform worldview disconnected from history and culture.
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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.
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Tuesday, June 10th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Paraguayan President's X account hacked

The Paraguayan government Monday reported some unauthorized activity on President Santiago Peña's official X account, suggesting a possible hack. The account posted a false claim about Peña announcing legislation to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender, which was quickly debunked by other official channels.
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Saturday, June 7th 2025 - 10:37 UTC
Paraguayan senators want French ambassador expelled

A group of Paraguayan Senators from the ruling ANR-Colorado party insisted Friday on evaluating the expulsion of French Ambassador Pierre-Christian Soccoja, who was summoned earlier this week by Asunción's Foreign Ministry after his remarks regarding President Santiago Peña's prolific travel agenda. Meanwhile, the head of State noted there were two separate branches of government handling the case.
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Thursday, June 5th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Stolen Uruguayan aircraft ends up making emergency landing in Paraguay

A single-engined Cessna 206 airplane stolen from an Aeroclub in Rivera (Uruguay) ended up making an emergency landing in Paraguay after reportedly running out of fuel.
Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 19:02 UTC
Further investments in Paraguay announced after Singapore deal

Astarte Capital Partners representative Stavros Siokos announced that the investors were evaluating further disbursements in Paraguay through the Second Forestry Fund to reach US$ 700 million following the South American country's carbon credit understanding last week with Singapore under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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.
Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 09:56 UTC
Peña and Modi discuss bilateral ties between India and Paraguay

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to strengthen bilateral relations. The South American leader highlighted his country's clean energy, fertile land, abundant water, and a hardworking population, emphasizing the potential for cooperation in technology, agriculture, health, education, defense, and science.
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.
Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:41 UTC
Singapore is the door to other Southeast Asian markets for Paraguayan meat

Asunción meat industry leaders view Singapore as a strategic gateway to Southeast Asia, with hopes of expanding into markets like the Philippines, Korea, and Japan, Paraguayan Meat Chamber (CPC) General Manager Daniel Burt told ABC Color in an interview published Sunday. The opening of that market represents an endorsement of Paraguay's sanitary standards and meat quality.