Paraguay

• Monday, January 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Paraguay closes 2021 with sizeable trade surplus

  

  The year 2021 closed for Paraguay with a trade surplus of US $ 941 million, according to the Advance Foreign Trade Report (RCE) for December 2021, published by the Undersecretary of State for the Economy (SSEE) of the Finance Ministry.

• Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 21:07 UTC

  Paraguay: Congresswoman says drug money runs in all political parties

  

  Congresswoman Celeste Amarilla from the Authentic Radical Liberal Party said “money from drug trafficking exists in all parties, although this criminal influence is more prevalent in the Colorado Party.”

• Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Paraguay lowers expectations on soy due to drought

  

  Paraguay's Agriculture Ministry has announced between 6 and 7 million tons of soybeans were to be harvested this season against the original projections of 10 million due to the unprecedented weather conditions.

• Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Taiwan grants Paraguay zero tariffs to import 11 products

  

  The Taiwanese Embassy in Asunción has conveyed to the Paraguayan Government tariffs had been cut down to zero for the purchase of 11 Paraguayan products under the Economic Cooperation Agreement already in force between the two countries.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Foreigners wanting to enter Paraguay to be required full COVID-19 vaccination

  

  Effective Jan. 12, the Government of Paraguay will require at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wishes to enter the country, it was announced, except for people who have been treated with single-dose drugs.

• Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 00:16 UTC

  Paraguayan President's “deerest” pet kills Army NCO

  

  A Paraguayan soldier has died after having his chest pierced by a deer belonging to President Mario Abdo Benítez's private wildlife collection, it was reported Wednesday.

• Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:44 UTC

  River bathers killed, injured by piranhas in Paraguay

  

  Two people were reported to have died as a result from attacks by piranhas -a species of carnivorous fish with a strong presence in fresh water courses in South America.- and many others were injured in various incidents along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 17:59 UTC

  Smuggling grows all along Misiones border with Paraguay

  

  Lawmakers of the ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) in the Argentine province of Misiones have filed an proposal to fight the smuggle of fuel and other items across the Paraguayan border, which is said to be growing daily in drums and also on small barges across the river.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:45 UTC

  Cannabis developers eye Paraguay to further expand their business

  

  As cannabis gradually transitions from a cultural drug to just an agricultural product like any other, Paraguay's unique conditions make it a destination of choice for those trying to develop the newly-legalized business, according to a report carried by the Buenos Aires daily Perfil.

• Friday, December 31st 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Ships prefer Paraguayan flag to evade Argentine taxes

  

  Argentine sailor unions are warning against the trend whereby Argentine-flagged ships are turning to Paraguayan registration to both circumvent Argentina's blood-thirsty taxation plus benefitting from Paraguay's own scheme, a process which seems likely to go on in the near future.