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Paraguay

  • Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 11:26 UTC

    Paraguay: 700 families left homeless by storm

    Undone repair works have kept relief teams from providing adequate assistance

    A severe storm system swept across central and southern Paraguay over the weekend, generating destructive winds and causing widespread damage. Additionally, separate, sustained rainfall in the Chaco region threatens to isolate communities due to impassable roads.

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Argentina launches “Paraná Plan” to target Waterway crime

    The plan’s primary objectives include dismantling organized crime networks and strengthening controls on the northern river border

    The Argentine Government has launched the “Paraná Plan,” a major interagency initiative designed to curb federal crimes and reinforce border security along the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, a vital trade route increasingly exploited by transnational criminal organizations.

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Espionage case between Brazil and Paraguay closed

    Ramírez Lezcano told Vieira that the case was over for the Paraguayan government

    Paraguay has formally closed a diplomatic incident involving alleged Brazilian intelligence activities on its soil after Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira delivered a confidential report and clarifications to his counterpart, Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, on Monday.

  • Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Paraguay signs State modernization agreement with El Salvador

    El Salvador's ESIAP, established in 2021 under President Nayib Bukele, is considered a regional benchmark in government innovation

    Paraguay has signed a cooperation agreement with El Salvador to improve its public sector, citing the need for greater efficiency amid global economic instability. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was reached between Paraguay's National Institute of Public Administration (INAPP) and the Higher School of Innovation in Public Administration (ESIAP) of El Salvador.

  • Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Yacyretá: Construction resumes at Aña Cuá arm

    Costs have increased sharply after the original estimates in 2019

    Paraguay and Argentina officially restarted construction Thursday on the Aña Cuá arm of the Yacyretá-Apipe hydroelectric dam, ending a two-year paralysis caused by financial disputes.

  • Thursday, November 13th 2025 - 09:35 UTC

    Over 64,000 new formal jobs created in Paraguay this year

    “We will intensify controls and inspections to combat undeclared employment,” Recalde said

    Formal employment in Paraguay has reached a new historic record, with the country adding nearly 64,000 new formal jobs so far in 2025, according to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS).

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 19:44 UTC

    Paraguay launches Operation Guaraní Shield against transnational criminal groups

    Paraguay's priority is to increase surveillance along the borders with Brazil and also Argentina

    Paraguayan authorities activated this week the first phase of a massive deployment of its Armed Forces along its borders with Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia, launching Operation “Guarani Shield” to contain transnational criminal organizations.

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 09:30 UTC

    Argentina and Paraguay expedite OECD membership applications

    Argentina had been invited to join the organization in 2022 but declined under then-President Alberto Fernández

    Argentina has formally initiated the technical phase of its bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), submitting its “initial memorandum” to the Paris-based body. The document, a preliminary self-assessment of the country's alignment with international standards, was delivered by Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, who is currently visiting Buenos Aires.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:11 UTC

    Paraguay: Ciudad del Este Mayor-elect announces presidential expectations

    Mujica aprovechó su victoria como trampolín para una futura candidatura presidencial

    Opposition candidate Daniel Mujica won Sunday's Ciudad del Este Mayoralty in a landslide victory, following the removal from office of former Mayor Miguel Prieto, who sided with the winner.

  • Thursday, November 6th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Albert II of Monaco praises Paraguay's sports infrastructure

    The royal visitor departed for Belem in Brazil to attend COP30

    Prince Albert II of Monaco concluded his first official three-day visit to Paraguay on Wednesday, wrapping up his agenda with a strong endorsement of the country's rapid development in multi-sport facilities. The Prince, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), toured the premises of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee (COP) near Asunción.