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Montevideo, May 10th 2025 - 02:43 UTC

Tag: GDP projection

  • Monday, May 5th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    Paraguay's BCP announces overoptimistic GDP projection

    The impact of global tariffs “will probably be more indirect,” Carvallo argued

    Despite many experts believing otherwise, Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) has raised its GDP growth projection for 2025 from 3.8% to 4% amid geopolitical tensions and potential trade wars. BCP President Carlos Carvallo defended the adjustment, citing strong economic performance and advanced data showing better-than-expected dynamics in several sectors, except agriculture, which was impacted by drought-affected soybean production.

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