Paraguay

Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:19 UTC
Paraguay declares Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña signed Decree 3781, designating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization due to its systematic violations of peace, human rights, and international security. The measure follows the US decision in the same regard, adopted in 2019. Through Decrees 3758, 3759, and 3760, Paraguay also extended its 2019 designations of Hezbollah and Hamas to include all their components, citing similar violations.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:40 UTC
Paraguayan health authorities tackle tuberculosis, HIV and other diseases

Paraguay’s Health Ministry and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have launched a joint technical mission to strengthen the country’s response to HIV and tuberculosis, focusing on eliminating HIV, mother-to-child transmission of HIV, congenital syphilis, hepatitis B, and Chagas disease, as well as managing advanced HIV, TB, and HIV/TB co-infection.
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Wednesday, April 23rd 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Paraguay hopes to build 22 small hydroelectric plants through private investment

Paraguay plans to build 22 small hydroelectric power plants on internal rivers, with an estimated private investment of US$ 1.4 billion, explained Vice Minister of Mines and Energy Mauricio Bejarano in a radio interview after the enactment of the Small Hydroelectric Power Plants Law which grants the government free rein to bid for the construction of new dams.
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Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Paraguay: Lugo appears at event commemorating his presidential election

Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo publicly appeared Sunday in Liberación, San Pedro, at a Frente Guasu event commemorating the 2008 opposition victory that ended decades of National Republican Association (ANR) rule.
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Monday, April 21st 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Stolen 16th-century manuscript returned to Paraguayan authorities

The US justice system returned the so-called “Hernandarias Manuscript,” a 16th-century document penned in 1598 by Hernando Arias de Saavedra, the first Creole governor in the Americas.
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Saturday, April 19th 2025 - 10:44 UTC
CAF bond placement to strengthen Paraguayan agribusiness SMEs

The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) issued bonds worth ₲ 125 billion (approximately US$ 15.6 million) in Paraguay’s capital market, with a historic 5-year term and a 6.65% annual coupon rate. This is the longest-term issuance by a multilateral institution in Paraguay’s history and CAF’s third bond issuance in guaraníes, following a prior issuance of ₲ 197.5 billion.
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Friday, April 18th 2025 - 10:42 UTC
Paraguayan corn exports boosted by Brazilian demand

Between January and March 2025, Paraguayan corn exports rose by 84,000 tons compared to the same period in 2024, generating US$ 69 million in foreign currency, a US$ 15 million increase.
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Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 19:13 UTC
Paraguay's GDP projections revised upwards

The Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) has revised its 2025 GDP growth forecast upward from 3.8% to 4.0%, driven by stronger-than-expected economic activity in early 2025, BCP Chief Economist César Yunis explained. To reach these conclusions, the following issues were taken into consideration:
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Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 19:25 UTC
Paraguay and Uruguay prepare for new scenario with stronger Argentine peso

Following Buenos Aires' announcements regarding the lifting of restrictions to exchange local pesos into US dollars, neighboring Uruguay and Paraguay are preparing for the changes to come. Both countries foresee an increasing influx of Argentine travelers to benefit from the new scenario, which in the case of Paraguay also includes a depreciating guaraní.
Monday, April 14th 2025 - 09:59 UTC
Paraguay's economy grows strongly in February

The Estimator of Business Figures (ECN) published by Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) mentioned a 6% year-to-date sales increase and a 5.2% year-on-year rise compared to February 2024.