Tag: Santiago Peña

• Tuesday, October 7th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  Fitch improves Paraguay's grading, but still short of investment status

  

  Fitch Ratings upgraded Paraguay's risk outlook on Monday from “Stable” to “Positive,” moving the country closer to achieving an investment-grade rating from the agency, although the overall grading remained at BB+.

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• Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

  Paraguay reaches out to Middle East for business, meets Netanyahu

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña held meetings on Thursday in New with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 09:54 UTC

  Paraguayan President has busy agenda in NY ahead of UN conference

  

  During his trip to the United States ahead of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, which starts Tuesday in New York, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña held a series of strategic meetings to boost his country's international standing

• Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

  Milei and Peña stand for “Western values” at conservative event in Asunción

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei defended his fiscal adjustment policies and “Western culture” in meetings with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Tuesday.

• Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 09:21 UTC

  The Philippines greenlights Paraguayan beef imports

  

  Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) announced on Wednesday that the Philippines' Department of Agriculture has officially authorized the import of beef, pork, and poultry from the South American country, which thus added a new destination to its clientele of almost 60 countries.

• Monday, August 25th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

  Peña holds key meeting with US Southern Command Chief

  

  US Southern Command (Southcom) Chief, Admiral Alvin Holsey, has met with Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to strengthen the strategic alliance between the two countries. President Peña awarded Holsey the Order of Merit of the Armed Forces, Paraguay's highest military decoration, in recognition of his support for the South American nation.

• Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:01 UTC

  Paraguay declares Cartel de los Soles a “terrorist organization”

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has signed a decree officially declaring the Cartel de los Soles an “international terrorist organization,” it was announced in Asunción. The Government argued that the measure highlighted its commitment to fighting transnational crime and protecting national sovereignty.

• Monday, August 18th 2025 - 08:48 UTC

  Paraguay: Peña appoints official under investigation for fraud

  

  In a controversial move, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña appointed Bella Rosa Flores Benítez as the new Deputy Minister of Family Farming. The new official faces fraud, falsifying public documents, and criminal association charges from Prosecutor José Godoy after she was accused of selling a 165-hectare property in 2021 that was not hers.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

  Paraguayan market chain suspended for dubious reasons

  

  Paraguayan authorities shut down branches of the mini-market chain Biggie Express on a temporary basis in a measure believed to be politically motivated. “We are here doing what President Santiago Peña asks us to do...,” said Sara Irún, head of the Secretariat for Consumer and User Protection (Sedeco). The National Health Surveillance Directorate (Dinavisa) was also involved.

• Friday, July 25th 2025 - 20:55 UTC

  Paraguayan Gov't seeks to modernize State

  

  The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña has submitted an ambitious bill before Congress to reshuffle the State. Peña hailed this initiative as a “historic milestone.”