Get our news on your inbox! x

Remember me Forgot password

MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, May 8th 2024 - 14:21 UTC

Paraguay

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 19:58 UTC

    Paraguay not unwilling to pay Waterway toll, FM says

    Article 8 of the Waterway Treaty allows countries to charge tolls under certain conditions, Ramírez recalled

    Paraguayan Foreign Ministry Rubén Ramírez Lescano told Congress Wednesday in Asunción that the government of President Santiago Peña was not against barges sailing through the Paraná Waterway paying toll provided there was a service in return.

  • Monday, April 1st 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Paraguay records highest economic growth in the region in 2023

    Increasing household consumption is driving prices upward, also pushing the guaraní down against the US dollar

    Paraguay's Central Bank (BCP) issued a report last week announcing that the country had recorded the highest regional growth in the last quarter of 2023, with a positive rate of 4.9%.

  • Friday, March 29th 2024 - 19:31 UTC

    Paraguay and US stand against situation in Venezuela

    The meeting between Campbell (L) and Ramírez (R) helped to “highlight the solid friendship between both countries.”

    Paraguayan Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano and US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell discussed this week in Washington DC the ongoing events in Venezuela, where opposition leaders have been unable to enter this year's presidential elections.

  • Friday, March 29th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

    PAHO: Historic dengue outbreak to hit mainly Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay

    Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina account for 92% of Latin America's dengue cases and 87% of deaths

    According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Latin America is looking ahead at the worst dengue season in history, mainly due to the global increase in temperatures and extreme weather. The worst scenario is likely to occur in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay.

  • Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 20:55 UTC

    Asunción's Lower House condemns US Senate's decision banning Paraguayan beef

    After the first shipment in January, Paraguay's beef is facing a Congressional rejection in Washington DC

    Paraguay's Lower House unanimously passed a resolution objecting to the US Senate's decision to ban meat imports from the South American country while urging lawmakers in Washington DC to honor the technical reports attesting to the safety of the merchandise, it was reported in Asunción.

  • Monday, March 25th 2024 - 09:30 UTC

    Paraguayan president gets along with Milei, but not quite so with Alberto

    When asked by hostess Juana Viale about how to properly address him, Peña replied: “I prefer you to call me Santi.”

    Paraguayan President Santigo Peña said during a TV show aired this weekend in Buenos Aires that he had a tough time dealing with former Argentine President Alberto Fernández but was pretty much on the same page with Javier Milei.

  • Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Yerba mate producers from Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil join forces

    The decision was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires at the Argentine Yerba Mate Institute HQs

    Growers from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay Tuesday launched the South American Federation of Yerba Mate Producers “to protect and promote” their activity and work toward its “worldwide dissemination,” it was announced in Buenos Aires. The founders of the new guild highlighted mate's value as a natural and healthy food in the global market.

  • Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 02:55 UTC

    Argentine Justice seeks repatriation of plane used in Condor Plan kidnapping

    The Condor Plan was a coordination between the military dictatorships of several Latin American countries in the 1970s and 1980s to persecute and eliminate political opponents. Photo: AFP

    The Argentine justice system has requested Uruguay to repatriate a plane allegedly used in the infamous Condor Plan, a coordination effort between South American dictatorships during the 1970s and 1980s. The aircraft, a Hawker Siddeley twin-jet, is believed to have been utilized in the transfer of detainees during this dark period of political repression.

  • Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - 19:54 UTC

    No more petrol stations for the next 5 years in urban Paraguay

    In Paraguay there are approximately 35 gas stations per 100,000 inhabitants

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Tuesday signed a decree whereby the opening of new petrol stations was suspended for the next five years in all of the country's urban areas citing environmental concerns. The measure will thus be in force for the remainder of Peña's term in office and is already in force, it was explained.

  • Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

    Paraguayan President highlights his country's productive model

    Peña underlined Paraguay's strengths regarding business undertakings

    President Santiago Peña highlighted Paraguay's productive model and spoke about his country's future in terms of economic and financial development in the panel “Spotlight on Latin America” sponsored by the Financial Times, it was reported Monday in Asunción. The head of state also pointed out that the technology incorporated into the agricultural production system will allow Paraguay to achieve the development it has longed for.