Paraguay

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Mercosur meat exports facing shortage of containers and regular vessels

  

  Disruptions of global maritime transport and major rivers struck by insufficient water flow to allow vessels to navigate are threatening beef exports Mercosur, including Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, when prices for food commodities are rising all over the world.

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:19 UTC

  Paraguayan truckers reach agreement, lift strike and road blockades

  

  Paraguayan lorry drivers and authorities from the Government's National Directorate of Transport (Dinatrán) have reached an agreement among all parties involved, which resulted in the lifting of the road blockades and other measures encouraged by the truckers' union.

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:03 UTC

  Paraguay insists on reopening borders with Argentina and supports bid for Celac presidency

  

  The Foreign Ministers of Paraguay and Argentina met Friday in Buenos Aires to discuss several items such as the reopening of the land borders between the two countries and the host's candidacy in 2022 to the annual presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Hong Kong emerges as destination of meat exports from Paraguay, Uruguay

  

  While Uruguay's National Meat Institute (INAC) eyes China, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong as the clients to target, the latter has already recorded an increase of 13% in both volume and revenues in purchases from Paraguay, according to a Central Bank (BCP) report released this week.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:47 UTC

  No solution yet to Paraguayan truckers conflict, road blockades go on until new meeting Thursday

  

  Despite Tuesday's announcements, Paraguayan truckers and national authorities failed to close a deal Wednesday and road blockades are to continue pending a new meeting scheduled for Thursday.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Reopening Paraguayan border up to President Fernández, Argentina's ambassador to Asunción says

  

  The reopening of land borders with Paraguay might take place sometime before the end of 2021, Argentina's Ambassador to Asunción Domingo Peppo said Wednesday.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Paraguayan truckers strike might be lifted Wednesday if new, better proposal is accepted

  

  The conflict which nearly cost Paraguay's interior minister Arnaldo Giuzzio his job seems to be about to be solved, according to Tuesday's developments.

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Paraguayan FM to broker gradual reopening of Argentine borders later this week

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo is to travel to Buenos Aires this coming Thursday to discuss with local authorities the reopening of land borders with Argentina which have been closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 11:18 UTC

  Paraguayan Supreme Court Justice Gladys Bareiro de Modica dies

  

  Paraguay's Supreme Court Justice Gladys Bareiro de Modica has passed away Monday in Asunción only a few months before she was due to retire.

• Tuesday, August 17th 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Paraguayan Police takes action to clear roads besieged by striking truckers

  

  Paraguay's National Police Monday took action to clear the roads which were being blocked by striking lorries in Guairá and Alto Paraná, it was reported.