Paraguay

• 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.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:00 UTC

  UK Trade Envoy for Southern Cone first time visit to Paraguay

  

  UK Trade Envoy for Southern Cone Fabian Hamilton visited Paraguay and met with Paraguayan authorities and stakeholders to explore new partnership opportunities in sectors including trade, investment, sports, clean energy, and sustainable development.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:04 UTC

  Paraguay seeks to become logistics hub for South America

  

  Paraguay last week launched the upcoming Expo Logistics 2025 to be held on June 11 and 12 at the South American Football Confederation facilities in Luque. At the event, the South American country will be positioning itself as a regional hub by leveraging its strategic location and enhancing its transportation infrastructure, Vice Minister of Trade and Services Rodrigo Maluff said while announcing initiatives to modernize the Paraguay-Paraná waterway to connect trade from Bolivia and Brazil’s Mato Grosso regions, reducing cargo transfer times to markets like Southeast Asia by up to 40%.

• Saturday, May 24th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

  Paraguay and Singapore sign key carbon credit agreement

  

  Paraguay and Singapore signed a historic Implementation Agreement for carbon credit cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, it was announced Friday. Signing the documents were Paraguay's Environment Minister Rolando de Barros Barreto and Singapore’s Minister of Sustainability, Grace Fu, during President Santiago Peña’s visit to the Asian country.

• Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:44 UTC

  Peña suggests Paraguay can host unofficial talks between Taiwan and Japan or the US

  

  During an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña offered his country as a bridge for countries seeking to commerce with Taiwan. Peña recalled that his country was the sole South American nation with direct ties to Taipei.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 10:47 UTC

  Paraguay strengthens ties with Japan through Peña's visit

  

  Japan has elevated Paraguay to a “strategic partner” status during President Santiago Peña's visit, marking a century of diplomatic relations. This strengthens ties through trust, cooperation, and mutual development. Japan approved a US$ 240 million credit for transformative infrastructure projects in the South American country, plus visa-free entry for short-term Paraguayan travelers and a political consultation agreement to deepen cooperation.

• Monday, May 19th 2025 - 18:47 UTC

  US Embassy in Asunción offers sizeable reward for info regarding Hezbollah's activities in the area

  

  The United States' Embassy in Asunción announced Monday that a reward of up to US$ 10 million was available to anyone supplying information on Hezbollah's financial networks in the Tri-Border (Paraguay-Brazil-Argentina) area.

• Monday, May 19th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Significant drop in Paraguayan unemployment reported

  

  Paraguay has recorded significant improvements in its labor market, with formal employment rising and unemployment hitting its lowest level for a first quarter since 2017. The employed population grew to 2.91 million people in the first quarter of 2025, marking an increase from 2.87 million in the same period of 2024. The unemployment rate fell to 5.6%, down from 6.9% in early 2024, with 41,106 individuals moving out of joblessness.