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Montevideo, May 8th 2024 - 13:29 UTC

Paraguay

  • Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

    Presidents Milei and Peña review bilateral issues at Casa Rosada

    During their encounter at Casa Rosada, Milei and Peña also discussed the case of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, among other issues

    Presidents Santiago Peña of Paraguay and Javier Milei of Argentina met Wednesday in Buenos Aires to discuss bilateral interests, such as the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY), the border crossing between both countries, trade integration, and free trade agreements between Mercosur and other regions.

  • Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 09:02 UTC

    Protests expected in Asunción after opposition Senator is dismissed

    Kattya González was removed from Paraguay's Upper House for alleged influence peddling (pic ABC)

    Paraguayan opposition Senator Kattya González of the National Encounter Party (PEN) was expelled from the Upper House Wednesday after 23 of her fellow lawmakers who responded to former President Horacio Cartes so voted, it was reported in Asunción.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

    Paraguayan President due in Buenos Aires for meeting with Milei

    Peña and Milei only met before once: on Dec. 10 for the Argentine President's inauguration

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña is making a snap trip to Buenos Aires on Wednesday to meet with his Argentine colleague Javier Milei, who has just returned from Italy. It will be their second encounter after Milei's Dec. 10 inauguration.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2024 - 10:39 UTC

    Paraguayan Navy officer shot while touring Montevideo

    Captain Martinez underwent surgery and is stable, Paraguayan Navy sources in Asunción confirmed

    Paraguayan Navy Captain Marcial Martínez Gayoso who is stationed in Montevideo on a Mercosur mission was shot Tuesday at the Fortaleza del Cerro historical site while visiting it with his family.

  • Friday, February 9th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Paraguay chooses new Supreme Court Chief Justice

    Benítez Riera has written a thesis on money laundering

    Luis María Benítez Riera has been unanimously chosen as the new Chief Justice of Paraguay's Supreme Court, it was announced in Asunción Wednesday. Justice Gustavo Santander Dans was elected as Deputy Chief Justice by a majority vote and Alberto Martínez Simón will be third in line also after a unanimous decision.

  • Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 19:43 UTC

    Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, dies in helicopter crash at age 74

    This Tuesday was a rainy day in the area, with complex weather conditions, it was reported by local media. Piñera had left the house of his friend José Cox piloting his Robinson R 66.

    Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera tragically passed away on Tuesday at the age of 74 in a helicopter crash in Lago Ranco, Chile. According to Chilean media reports, including ADN Radio, the accident occurred approximately 920 kilometers south of Santiago.

  • Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:37 UTC

    Paraguay successfully issues bonds in local currency

    “This is a great step for our country, Paraguay is moving forward,” President Peña said

    The Government of Paraguay made history Monday by issuing international bonds worth US$ 500 million for the first time in local currency, it was reported in Asunción. “Paraguay makes history by issuing for the first time bonds in guaraníes in the international market. This means that from now on Paraguayan companies will be able to issue abroad, both in guaraníes and dollars, since they will have a reference interest rate to do so,” President Santiago Peña said.

  • Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Heat wave grips Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil

    The unusually hot weather is expected to stay around at least for a week

    Media reports all across the Southern Cone Friday underlined the heat wave affecting Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay with temperatures reaching 48 degrees Celsius and forecast to remain around or above 40 degrees for several days.

  • Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:34 UTC

    Paraná River: Traffic restored after ship is freed from bridge pillar

    Traffic was partially diverted to the Paraná Guazú temporarily

    The Liberian-flagged freighter En May was removed on Friday from one of the pillars of the Zárate-Brazo Largo bridge that connects the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, where she got stuck after losing her steering capabilities last Sunday. Full navigation was thus restored on the Paraná River waterway.

  • Friday, February 2nd 2024 - 10:29 UTC

    S&P raises Paraguay's grading to BB+

    Fernández Valdovinos insisted that the new rating represented more opportunities for investment and economic growth

    The Standard & Poor's (S&P) rating agency Thursday raised Paraguay's grading from BB to BB+ after 10 years, Economy Minister Carlos Fernández Valdovinos announced. The news represented one more step towards obtaining an investment grade rating (a low risk of non-payment of debts), he also explained on social media.