Paraguay

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Paraguayan exports in February show year-on-year growth

  

  Exports of Paraguayan goods in the month of February of 2022 have surpassed those of the same month of the previous year, according to a Central Bank (BCP) report which also showed revenues had reached US$ 1,602.9 million.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Paraguay's Lower House passes bill to scrap masks and vax cards

  

  Paraguay's House of Deputies Wednesday passed a bill to repeal the law mandating the use of facemasks and also provided for the termination of the COVID-19 vaccination pass requirement. The initiative is now up to the Senate.

• Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Leading UK security company plans to increase presence in Paraguay

  

  Óscar Vidal Martínez, who represents Smiths Detection in Paraguay, has announced the firm plans to strengthen its operations in the South American country in the near future.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 09:32 UTC

  Paraguayan lawmaker steps down after drug trafficking accusations

  

  Paraguayan Deputy Juan Carlos Ozorio Wednesday submitted his resignation following allegations that he is involved in drug trafficking and after the Lower House announced his dismissal would be decided by vote.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Paraguayans rush to bordering city to buy fuel smuggled in from Argentina

  

  Hundreds of Paraguayans rushed over the weekend to the coastal town of Nanawa – formerly Puerto Elsa – in the Presidente Hayes province to buy cheaper fuel smuggled from Clorinda, Argentina, it was reported.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Face masks stay but all other COVID-19 measures lifted in Paraguay

  

  Paraguayan authorities Tuesday announced all COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted except facemasks and vaccination.

• Tuesday, February 22nd 2022 - 21:28 UTC

  Paraguay's Interior Minister sacked over alleged links to Brazilian drug trafficker

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday decided to sack Interior Minister Arnaldo Giuzzio for the latter's alleged ties with a Brazilian drug trafficker, it was announced. He will be replaced by Federico González.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Paraguay could be forced to import soybeans because drought has halved production

  

  The South American drought that has extended to several Argentine provinces and Brazilian states has also hit hard Paraguay, the world's fourth exporter of soybeans. In effect, crops are suffering and the processing industry is running out of supplies.

• Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 21:13 UTC

  Fretes becomes Paraguay's Supreme Court Chief Justice for the 5th time

  

  Paraguay's Supreme Court has elected Antonio Fretes with 8 votes as Chief Justice for the fifth time, it was announced Wednesday. He has already chaired one of the country's branches of Government in 2005/2006, 2009/2010, 2013/2014, 2015/2016 and now 2022/2023.

• Monday, February 14th 2022 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguay greenlights use of Taiwanese COVID-19 vaccine

  

  Paraguayan health authorities Monday issued an emergency clearance for the use of the Taiwanese-developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine, it was announced.