Paraguay

Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Paraguayan foreign traders concerned over Waterway toll

Officials and exporters in Asunción continue to object to Argentina's announcement that shipments through the Paraná River Waterway will have to pay a toll, which would generate an extra cost of 7%.
Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Paraguay denies negotiations with UK regarding migrants

Paraguayan authorities Thursday denied press reports that British Home Secretary Suella Braverman had been brokering a deal whereby migrants arriving in the United Kingdom through the English Channel would be relocated to the South American country.
Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Inflation forecast adjusted downward in Paraguay

Paraguay's Central Bank lowered its inflation forecast for this year from 8.8% to 8.6%, it was reported Monday in Asunción. Meanwhile, Consumer Price Index (CPI) projections for 2023 remained unchanged from the BCP's previous outlook at 4.1%.
Friday, October 28th 2022 - 10:23 UTC
Argentina to disregard EBY deal between Cartes and Macri

Argentina's Economy Ministry told Paraguayan authorities at the Binational Yacyretá Entity (EBY) that the agreement between former Presidents Horacio Cartes and Mauricio Macri will no longer be put for consideration before Congress in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 19:27 UTC
Mercosur ministers agree to boost cooperation in fighting crime

Security and Interior Ministers of all Mercosur countries convened this week in Uruguay's capital to discuss the current situation in the region and pledged to improve criminal information systems among member nations, according to a document signed Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 13:40 UTC
Paraguayan Justice minister sacked for granting privileges to convicted terrorists

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez Tuesday sacked Justice Minister Edgar Taboada Insfrán, barely eight hours after swearing him in.
Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
Paraguayan guerrilla leader gunned down

Paraguayan authorities Monday confirmed Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) guerrilla leader Osvaldo Villalba had been gunned down Sunday in a clash with law enforcement officers in the northeastern department of Amambay, in which other alleged rebels were killed.
Monday, October 24th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
No more sanitary requirements to enter Paraguay

The government of Paraguay has lifted all sanitary requirements to enter the country, effective Monday, Oct. 24, it was announced.
Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:40 UTC
Paraguay enacts new immigration law

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez Thursday enacted the country's new immigration law, which seeks to update practices in this regard as per recommendations from international agencies.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Tourist's body found on the Brazilian side of Iguazu falls

The body found in Foz do Iguaçu was confirmed to belong to a 60-year-old Canadian national who went missing in strange circumstances on the Argentine side of the Iguazú Falls, it was reported Wednesday.