Paraguay

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 16:46 UTC

  Paraguay confirms FMD outbreak, reports case to OIE; beef exports banned

  

  Paraguay sanitary authorities confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease which means the immediate suspension of all beef exports for at least two months and the sanitary rifle for 800 head of cattle.

• Thursday, September 15th 2011 - 07:21 UTC

  Paraguay accuses Argentina of ‘systematically ignoring” Mercosur

  

  The Paraguayan delegation before Mercosur Parliament, Parlasur, accused Argentina of “systematically and permanently ignoring the Asuncion Treaty” (the founding charter of Mercosur).

• Thursday, September 1st 2011 - 01:13 UTC

  S&P upgrades Paraguay’s rating on greater revenue from the Itaipú dam

  

  Standard & Poor's ratings services upgraded Mercosur member Paraguay's credit status a notch after the country reached an agreement with neighboring Brazil to take more revenue from the shared Itaipú hydroelectric complex, the world’s largest operational dam.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 16:56 UTC

  Argentina blocks sale of Paraguayan power to Uruguay

  

  “Argentina wants to charge 49 dollars per KW of power transferred from Paraguay to Uruguay, which is five times what it charges Brazil” claims Paraguayan Vice President Federico Franco who described the pretension as “inadmissible and preposterous”.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:26 UTC

  “Chavez’ Venezuela has no chance of joining Mercosur” says Paraguay Congress

  

  Paraguay’s vote in support of Venezuela’s full integration to Mercosur seems more distant than ever as was confirmed by the country’s Senate Foreign Relations committee to Brazilian ambassador Eduardo Dos Santos.

• Wednesday, August 17th 2011 - 01:22 UTC

  Paraguay attracted a billion dollars in private investment in three years

  

  Over a billion dollars have poured to the Paraguayan private sector, mostly under the ‘maquila’ system in the last three years according to a report from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

• Saturday, August 6th 2011 - 00:06 UTC

  Paraguay/Uruguay sale of power remains blocked by Argentina

  

  The sale of power from landlocked Paraguay to Uruguay remains in suspense given a “difference” in the toll price for the use of the Argentine grid to deliver the power.

• Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:40 UTC

  Paraguayan president in good health with lymphatic cancer in remission

  

  Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo's lymphatic cancer is still in remission, one of his doctors said on Friday a day after the leader cancelled a trip to Peru and went to Brazil for early routine medical tests.

• Thursday, July 28th 2011 - 20:53 UTC

  Paraguay president cancels activities and is flown to Brazil for cancer check-up

  

  Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo travelled to Brazil on Thursday bringing forward a routine check-up following his cancer treatment last year and cancelling a planned trip to Peru due to a severe cold.

• Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:58 UTC

  Paraguay, after a dramatic finale (scuffle included) makes it to Copa America final

  

  Paraguay beat Venezuela 5-3 on penalties to reach the Copa America final after regulation and extra-time produced a goalless draw. The Wednesday night match played in the Malvinas Argentina stadium of the city of Mendoza ended with a general brawl among some players and assistants.