Paraguay

Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay meet in Brasilia but reach no agreement on Itaipú rates

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday did not concede an iota of what his Paraguayan counterpart Mario Abdo Benítez was seeking during a bilateral Summit in Brasilia to discuss Annex C of the Itaipú agreement regarding fees.
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Wednesday, November 24th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Bi-Oceanic Corridor to bring Mercosur closer to Asia, Paraguay's FM says

Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo said the Bi-Oceanic Corridor will bring Mercosur's entire economic development closer to Asia. His remarks came at a press conference after meeting with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo earlier this week.
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Friday, November 19th 2021 - 08:57 UTC
Paraguay's GDP poised to be better than planned, central Bank says

Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) Thursday hinted the country's GDP might grow above expectations by the end of 2021.
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Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
US Chargé d'Affaires in Asunción insists his country will always be “an ally” of Paraguay

Joseph Salazar, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Asunción, Monday tweeted that his country “has been, and will always continue to be, an ally of Paraguay.”
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 16:22 UTC
Paraguayan lab files for emergency registration of Merck's C19 pill

While Merck's oral drug Molnupiravir has already been cleared by the United Kingdom to treat COVID-19, a Paraguayan laboratory has filed for its emergency registration in the South American country, Doctor María Antonieta Gamarra, head of the Health Surveillance Directorate (Dinavisa) confirmed.
Saturday, November 13th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Mercosur agrees on a negotiating group to deal with climate change

Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay Friday have announced in Glasgow that they had agreed on the need to create a negotiating group to tackle climate change.
Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Paraguay too says Nicaragua's elections were “illegitimate”

Paraguay Tuesday joined the group of nations denouncing last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua, which were won by incumbent President Daniel Ortega over symbolic candidates while those who could have challenged him either sat in jail or were in exile.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 19:28 UTC
Brazil donates two Bell helicopters to Paraguay

After securing new units as replacements, Brazil's Federal Police last week announced the donation of two Bell 412EP helicopters to Paraguay. The two units were built in 1995 and delivered straight to Brazil.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Paraguayan FM in Brazil to discuss Itaipú and other Mercosur matters

Paraguay and Brazil have exchanged reverse notes on the creation of the Itaipu Binational Accounts Commission last week during an official visit from Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo to Brasilia, it was announced.
Friday, November 5th 2021 - 18:24 UTC
Paraguay's Glasgow pledge “a mockery,” says British environmentalist website

A leading British website dedicated to environmental issues has denounced Friday that Paraguay's allegiance to Glasgow's climate goals did not match President Mario Abdo's government policies regarding emissions and that the South American country intends to keep allowing deforestation.