Paraguay

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:29 UTC

  Paraguayan President outlines his administration's achievements

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña delivered his second management report to Congress, highlighting his administration's achievements over the past two years in areas like education, health, infrastructure, security, and social development.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:26 UTC

  Waterway users support ongoing bidding process

  

  Major business users of the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway (agro-exporters, industrialists, and port operators) have issued a joint statement supporting the Argentine government's bidding process for a private operator of the Trunk Waterway. They urge all stakeholders to channel their proposals, including those related to tariffs and environmental impact, through the established technical dialogue tables to avoid hindering consensus.

• Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 07:00 UTC

  Paraguay promoted as tourism destination for Bolivian travelers

  

  Officials of Paraguay’s National Secretariat of Tourism (Senatur) conducted a trade mission in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to promote their country as a tourist destination.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Spotlight on BA for Mercosur Summit this week: Lula meeting Milei and CFK

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing to host the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit Wednesday and Thursday in Buenos Aires, during which he will have to welcome his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with whom he does not see eye to eye after calling him names during the 2023 campaign.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

  IMF okays Paraguay's performance but raises concerns here and there

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Paraguay's fifth review of the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) and third review of the Resilience and Sustainability Service (RSS), granting access to about US$285 million, with US$195 million requested by authorities.

• Friday, June 27th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

  Paraguay takes steps towards airport security improvement

  

  Paraguay has implemented the API/PNR (Advance Passenger Information/Passenger Name Record) system to enhance airport immigration security, it was announced Thursday in Asunción.

• Thursday, June 26th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

  Paraguayan Air Force receiving brand new aircraft this week

  

  The first four Brazilian-built single-engined Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft will arrive in Paraguay this Friday, flown by Paraguayan pilots, trained by the manufacturers, Paraguayan Air Force Chief, Gen. Julio Fullaondo, announced Wednesday.

• Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Paraguayan gov't backs Israel and US but draws domestic criticism

  

  Unlike all of its neighbors except Argentina, Paraguay reaffirmed its support for Israel and its right to self-defense in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:44 UTC

  US Embassy in Paraguay resumes visa appointments

  

  The United States' Embassy in Asunción announced Friday the resumption of appointments with applicants seeking a visa. The diplomatic mission also requested that those interested switch their social media account configurations to “public” for deeper vetting.

• Monday, June 16th 2025 - 20:27 UTC

  Paraguayan authorities concerned over low vaccination rates

  

  Paraguayan health authorities reported Monday that only 64% of the 1,500,000 influenza vaccine doses available nationwide had been applied by the last week of autumn, which represented an underachievement for the Government of President Santiago Peña.