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Montevideo, April 15th 2025 - 06:32 UTC

Paraguay

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 09:04 UTC

    Paraguayan President puts his country's Constitution ahead of international agreements

    Peña also ratified Paraguay's position in favor of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in the ongoing world conflicts

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña told the United Nations (UN) Future Summit that it was essential for his country “to preserve its values and principles” while generating equal opportunities for all. “Paraguay defends international positions based on principles, not on mere interest, convenience or pragmatism,” he stressed during the gathering at which the Pact for the Future was adopted.

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 10:37 UTC

    Former Paraguayan President's ties with FARC exposed

    Lugo had no clear idea of what he had to do as President, Franco underlined

    Former Paraguayan President Federico Franco (2012-2013) said Fernando Lugo (2008-2012), under whom he served as Vice President and whom he succeeded after his impeachment, had links with Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) guerrillas.

  • Saturday, September 21st 2024 - 10:08 UTC

    Paraguay exports US$ 665 million worth of beef to Chile

    Chile accounts for 50% of Paraguay's beef exports

    During a gathering this week at Chile's Embassy in Asunción to celebrate the 214th anniversary of the country's independence, Ambassador Manuel Francisco Gormaz Lira highlighted that Paraguay was Chile's fifth-largest trading partner in the region and the tenth-largest in the world. Yearly trade between the two countries amounted to US$ 1.8 billion.

  • Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 14:12 UTC

    Israel reopens Embassy in Asunción

    From left to right: Magen, Peña, and Ohana cut the traditional ribbon during Wednesday's ceremony

    Israel reopened its Embassy in Asunción after six years Wednesday in a ceremony attendedd by President Santiago Peña, Foreign Minister Ruben Ramírez Lezcano, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, and Israel's Ambassador to Uruguay and Paraguay Yoed Magen, among other high-ranking dignitaries. The mission had been closed in 2018 after then-President Mario Abdo Benítez moved the Paraguayan Embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv.

  • Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Uruguayan Air Force C-130 back from firefighting mission in Paraguay

    The FAU aircraft dropped US-developed “Guardian” boxed with 1,000 liters of water each

    A Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) Hercules C-130 four-engined turboprop aircraft landed back in Montevideo Monday after participating in a firefighting mission in Paraguay. The cooperation consisted mainly of dropping firefighting boxes in the northern Paraguayan Chaco where over 180,000 hectares were engulfed by the flames.

  • Tuesday, September 10th 2024 - 08:41 UTC

    Virtual schooling adopted in Paraguayan areas hit by wildfires

    A Brazilian team was deployed to keep the flames from reaching the Pantanal, a geographic region comprising stretching across Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay

    Paraguayan education authorities decided on Monday to cancel on-site classes in areas affected by heavy smoke and switch to virtual schooling in areas hit by forest fires such as Alto Paraguay and Boquerón.

  • Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Paraguay and Argentina reach understanding on Waterway tolls

    A mechanism was also established for the reimbursements of fees paid in excess since February last year, it was explained

    The governments of Paraguay and Argentina have reached an understanding regarding the collection of tolls on the latter's part for the use of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, it was announced.

  • Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 22:30 UTC

    Downspout affects Paraguayan foreign trade freight rates

    In the third week of August, the Paraguay River was one centimeter above its historical minimum

    Paraguayan import/export operations, which are heavily dependent on barge transport through the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers, saw costs go up 29.2% interannually in July as lower water levels limited both navigation and the amount of cargo each vessel can carry. In the third week of August, the Paraguay River was one centimeter above its historical minimum.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:38 UTC

    Paraguayan businesses concerned as dollar keeps soaring

    “We fear that this situation will affect the Christmas season,” Caje argued

    Given the seemingly unstoppable soar of the US dollar against the local guaraní during a whole week, the Association of Importers and Traders of Paraguay (Asimcopar) said it feared the current trend might hit year-ending sales, which largely feature imported items.

  • Monday, August 26th 2024 - 14:30 UTC

    Paraguayan carrier allowed to serve domestic route in Uruguay

    Paranair's new service is in line with Uruguay's newly signed open skies agreements, it was explained

    Paraguayan carrier Paranair reached an understanding with Montevideo to add a stopover in Salto to some of its bidaily flights between the Uruguayan capital and Asunción,
    Transport Undersecretary Juan José Olaizola announced.