Paraguay

Friday, February 28th 2025 - 10:07 UTC
Paraguay passes EU beef production standards review

Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) confirmed this week that the European Union's (EU) Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) has satisfactorily concluded an audit of the South American country's beef production. Conducted in September 2024, the audit evaluated official controls and certification systems, including checks on pharmacologically active substances, pesticides, and contaminants.
Monday, February 24th 2025 - 10:10 UTC
Paraguayan guerrillas EML subdued after two key arrests

Paraguayan authorities considered this weekend that after Saturday's arrest of Lourdes Ramírez de Ramos, wife of the armed group Ejército del Mariscal López (EML) leader Alejandro Ramos, the illegal organization has been fully dismantled. The couple's daughter Lourdes Teresita Ramos has also been detained recently. They are all believed to have been involved in the kidnapping and subsequent disappearance of cattle rancher Félix Urbieta. Prosecutor Pablo Zárate confirmed that the two women had been placed under pre-trial detention.
Friday, February 21st 2025 - 09:45 UTC
Paraguayan President celebrates drop in unemployment

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Thursday celebrated the creation of over 96,000 new jobs since the start of his administration, according to a study from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) released in Asunción which showed a significant increase from the third quarter of 2023 to the fourth quarter of 2024, with major growth in commerce, restaurants, hotels, community services, and construction sectors.
Thursday, February 20th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Argentina settles scores with Paraguayan side of Yacyretá

The Paraguayan side of the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY) admitted Wednesday that Argentina now owed nothing after paying US$ 23 million earlier this week, although certain arrangements concerning US$ 50 million were still pending. Paraguay's EBY General Manager Luis Benítez also pointed out that a financial agreement would be signed next week to set the entity's accounts straight.
Monday, February 17th 2025 - 09:24 UTC
Paraguay's healthcare scenario shifting

Paraguayan health authorities confirmed during the weekend that the newly implemented night shift had provided medical assistance to over 526,700 patients consultations, thus decompressing the demand for those services in the morning. They also pointed out that the number of Covid-19 cases was going down, although one death was reported.
Saturday, February 15th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Paraguay hopes to double beef exports to Morocco

Paraguayan meat shipments to Morocco are expected to double after a team from the South American country met with buyers this week to discuss cooperation in the agricultural sector, with an emphasis on accessing advanced technology and essential fertilizers. Presiding over the mission to Rabat was Representative Carlos Alberto Núñez Salinas of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino).
Friday, February 14th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Details about Port of Asunción's future disclosed

Nuevo Mundo Entertainment SA Director Santiago Sosa explained Thursday the details of the redevelopment works undertaken at the Paraguayan capital's historic port. In an interview with an Asunción broadcaster, he explained that the project stemming from an agreement with the Government signed early last year will include the recovery and modernization of the facility's four sheds, converting them into a multifunctional space with commercial premises, open-air stages, and a large-capacity events center.
Thursday, February 13th 2025 - 10:18 UTC
Paraná-Paraguay Waterway concession tender canceled amid foul play allegations

The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei Wednesday declared the tender for the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway - which handles 80% of the country's exports and is also vital for Paraguay - concession void and launched an investigation into the only bidders: Dredging Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) for allegedly pressuring other potential bidders not to participate. The National Commission for the Defense of Competition will look into possible anti-competitive practices or an illicit association, it was explained.
Wednesday, February 12th 2025 - 14:34 UTC
Argentina: Irregularities detected in key waterway concession process

Argentina's Administrative Investigations Prosecutor’s Office (PIA) has identified “serious irregularities” in the bidding process for the concession of the Paraná-Paraguay waterway, a crucial trade corridor for the region. The waterway is essential for exporting agricultural products from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay to the Atlantic.
Tuesday, February 11th 2025 - 19:26 UTC
Taiwan largest market for Paraguayan pork exports

Taipei's Embassy in Asunción confirmed this week that Paraguay's pork exports to Taiwan grew by 108% last year, thus grabbing an 87% share of the South American country's shipments of the product, yielding revenues around US$ 29 million.