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Montevideo, June 17th 2026 - 11:51 UTC

Paraguay

  • 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.

  • 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.