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Montevideo, March 14th 2026 - 11:32 UTC

Paraguay

  • Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 21:05 UTC

    Paraguay among key US allies, says Charge d’Affaires

    Alter described the potential for future economic and technological partnership as “nearly limitless”

    Robert Alter, Charge d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Asunción, has characterized Paraguay as one of the United States' most significant global allies. Speaking with Radio Ñandutí, Alter highlighted the strengthening of bilateral ties following the signing of a new security cooperation agreement aimed at dismantling organized crime.

  • Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

    Paraguay's economy projected to grow this year above expectations

    Paraguay's economy “is growing due to non-traditional sectors,” Carvallo said

    Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) significantly revised its economic forecast this week, estimating that the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will expand by 6% by the end of 2025, a sharp increase from the initial 3.8% projection.

  • Friday, December 5th 2025 - 09:11 UTC

    Flybondi eyes Paraguay flag carrier status

    Paraguay is a market with great potential, Sana said

    Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi has announced an ambitious regional expansion plan involving a projected investment of US$1.7 billion and the establishment of a new operation under a Paraguayan flag.

  • Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 10:07 UTC

    Paraguayan meat exports to pierce US$2bn ceiling this year

    Paraguay exports 70% of the beef it produces

    According to a study by the Paraguayan Meat Chamber (CPC), released on Wednesday in Asunción, the South American country is projected to surpass the US$ 2 billion export ceiling for the first time by the end of 2025. The survey foresaw a total of US$2.169 billion worth of outbound trade.

  • Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Bioceanic Corridor feared to be seized by traffickers

    The Bioceanic Corridor “is going to be the route of the narcos,” Martínez argued

    Paraguayan Senator Esperanza Martínez of the leftwing Frente Guasú party has raised concerns over a scandal involving the sale of public land at the head of the Bioceanic Corridor bridge in Carmelo Peralta. The lawmaker claimed that “narcos” were seizing the territory

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 07:11 UTC

    Paraguay's population reported to be ageing

    In 25 years, Paraguayans “will no longer be so young,” the expert noted

    Paraguay faces an impending demographic transition that will see its adult elderly population double within the next 25 years due to the accelerated aging of its currently large youth segment, according to warnings from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

  • Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 09:54 UTC

    Embarrassing: Paraguayan gov't builds bridge inside private property

    The matter was settled when local authorities made the owner a compensatory offer

    Paraguay's Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) was involved in a shameful scandal after one of the bridges of a road under construction wound up within private property, it was reported Friday in Asunción.

  • 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.