Paraguay

Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 08:59 UTC
Milei and Peña get together in Asunción instead of going to Honduras

Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Santiago Peña of Paraguay met Wednesday in Asunción to stress their shared commitment to economic freedom and deregulation as a path to prosperity. Their encounter took place at the same time most other heads of State convened in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) for the Celac Summit.
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Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:33 UTC
Paraguayan President admits middle class needs help too

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Friday emphasized his administration’s commitment to supporting the middle class, a group he believes has been overlooked by past policies favoring either macroeconomic stability for businesses or targeted aid for the poor.
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Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 10:17 UTC
Initiatives for Paraguay's agriculture under way

Paraguay's progress in sustainable agriculture and technological innovation to enhance its farming sector was highlighted Wednesday in Asunción at a Conference on Sustainable Agriculture on Family Farms organized by the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (Inbio)
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Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Bolsonaro's Brazil spied on Paraguay on joint Itaipú plant

Paraguay has launched investigations into an alleged cyberattack by Brazil targeting its government systems to obtain sensitive information about the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano confirmed. He said national intelligence and the Technologies and Information Ministry (MITIC) were probing the claims, though no evidence of a breach has been found yet.
Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:24 UTC
World Bank Chief due in Asunción after almost 50 years

World Bank Group (WBG) President Ajay Banga is due in Asunción Tuesday for a historic visit to Paraguay, the first by a man in his position in nearly 50 years since Robert McNamara’s in 1976. Invited by Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Banga aims to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on sustainable development, job creation, and private investment.
Thursday, March 27th 2025 - 10:54 UTC
Agrarian Reform protesters to march again on Asunción

Paraguay's National Peasant Federation (FNC) is holding its annual march to Asunción Thursday to demand access to land, an end to evictions, and policies to support rural development. Peasants from 12 of Paraguay’s 17 departments, including San Pedro, Paraguarí, Guairá, and Caaguazú, gathered at the former Metropolitan Seminary on Wednesday to prepare for the demonstration.
Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 14:26 UTC
Former Paraguayan president attends antisemitism event in Israel

Horacio Cartes, president of the ruling National Republican Association (ANR) – also known as Colorado Party - and former president of Paraguay (2013-2018), traveled to Israel on Monday at the invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the March 26-27 International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism.
Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 05:25 UTC
Israel's market opens up to Paraguayan sheep meat

Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) announced Wednesday the opening of Israel's market to sheep meat exports from the South American country, following approval of a slaughterhouse by Israel's Veterinary and Animal Health Service (IVSAH). This milestone is expected to boost sheep production and create economic opportunities, building on last year's record animal product exports to Israel worth US$ 147.6 million.
Wednesday, March 19th 2025 - 14:23 UTC
Dollar quotation projected to rise in Paraguay

The US dollar is continuing to rise in Paraguay despite the Central Bank (BCP) selling US$ 216 million to local financial institutions to stabilize the currency. Experts predict the dollar could reach ₲ 8,000 in the first half of 2025, driven by international tensions and a weak soybean market.
Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 10:54 UTC
Paraguayan VP under the spotlight over undeclared campaign contributions

Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana, from the National Republican Association (ANR-HC), placed himself under the spotlight Monday for failing to disclose campaign contributions from Long Jiang, a Chinese businessman and main shareholder of Kamamya SA, a company that was awarded the purchase of US$ 32 million worth of school desks for the Itaipú Binational Entity in a fudgy tender. Alliana’s flights coincided with meetings with ANR leader and former President Horacio Cartes with no official justification.