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Montevideo, December 12th 2025 - 21:44 UTC

Paraguay

  • Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 19:25 UTC

    Paraguay and Uruguay prepare for new scenario with stronger Argentine peso

    The new floating quotation between the Argentine peso and the US dollar is foreseen to have positive repercussions in both neighboring countries

    Following Buenos Aires' announcements regarding the lifting of restrictions to exchange local pesos into US dollars, neighboring Uruguay and Paraguay are preparing for the changes to come. Both countries foresee an increasing influx of Argentine travelers to benefit from the new scenario, which in the case of Paraguay also includes a depreciating guaraní.

  • Monday, April 14th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    Paraguay's economy grows strongly in February

    In addition, Paraguay recorded a foreign trade surplus in Q1 of 2025

    The Estimator of Business Figures (ECN) published by Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) mentioned a 6% year-to-date sales increase and a 5.2% year-on-year rise compared to February 2024.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    Milei and Peña get together in Asunción instead of going to Honduras

    Milei said he shared with Peña “the love for the ideas of Freedom”

    Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Santiago Peña of Paraguay met Wednesday in Asunción to stress their shared commitment to economic freedom and deregulation as a path to prosperity. Their encounter took place at the same time most other heads of State convened in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) for the Celac Summit.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

    Paraguayan President admits middle class needs help too

    “The poor and the rich were the ones who registered the highest growth rates, but not the middle class,” Peña noted

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Friday emphasized his administration’s commitment to supporting the middle class, a group he believes has been overlooked by past policies favoring either macroeconomic stability for businesses or targeted aid for the poor.

  • Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Initiatives for Paraguay's agriculture under way

    Giménez showcased the benefits of garlic cultivation in the country to international experts

    Paraguay's progress in sustainable agriculture and technological innovation to enhance its farming sector was highlighted Wednesday in Asunción at a Conference on Sustainable Agriculture on Family Farms organized by the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (Inbio)

  • Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Bolsonaro's Brazil spied on Paraguay on joint Itaipú plant

    Paraguay's diplomacy is not based on media reports, Ramírez Lezcano highlighted

    Paraguay has launched investigations into an alleged cyberattack by Brazil targeting its government systems to obtain sensitive information about the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano confirmed. He said national intelligence and the Technologies and Information Ministry (MITIC) were probing the claims, though no evidence of a breach has been found yet.

  • Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    World Bank Chief due in Asunción after almost 50 years

    Banga is obliging a personal invitation from President Santiago Peña

    World Bank Group (WBG) President Ajay Banga is due in Asunción Tuesday for a historic visit to Paraguay, the first by a man in his position in nearly 50 years since Robert McNamara’s in 1976. Invited by Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Banga aims to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on sustainable development, job creation, and private investment.

  • Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 10:54 UTC

    Agrarian Reform protesters to march again on Asunción

    It will be the farmers' 31st demonstration in 31 years

    Paraguay's National Peasant Federation (FNC) is holding its annual march to Asunción Thursday to demand access to land, an end to evictions, and policies to support rural development. Peasants from 12 of Paraguay’s 17 departments, including San Pedro, Paraguarí, Guairá, and Caaguazú, gathered at the former Metropolitan Seminary on Wednesday to prepare for the demonstration.

  • Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 14:26 UTC

    Former Paraguayan president attends antisemitism event in Israel

    Cartes was invited to Israel by PM Netanyahu

    Horacio Cartes, president of the ruling National Republican Association (ANR) – also known as Colorado Party - and former president of Paraguay (2013-2018), traveled to Israel on Monday at the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the March 26-27 International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism.

  • Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 05:25 UTC

    Israel's market opens up to Paraguayan sheep meat

    Paraguay's meat production and consumption keeps growing

    Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) announced Wednesday the opening of Israel's market to sheep meat exports from the South American country, following approval of a slaughterhouse by Israel's Veterinary and Animal Health Service (IVSAH). This milestone is expected to boost sheep production and create economic opportunities, building on last year's record animal product exports to Israel worth US$ 147.6 million.