Paraguay
Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:05:00 GMTAsunción wins bid to host 2031 Pan American Games
Following a presentation and question session on Friday at the Panam Sports General Assembly in Santiago, Chile, Asunción was chosen by 28 votes to 24 over its rival, Rio-Niterói, Brazil, to host the 2031 Pan American Games, ...
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:15:00 GMTFitch 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+.
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:31:00 GMTMexico and Paraguay endorse Guyanese candidate for IICA top spot
Mexico and Paraguay have officially announced their support for Guyana's candidate, Agricultural Engineer Muhammad Ibrahim, for the position of Director-General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (II...
Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:09:00 GMTParaguay wants to build a “Panama Canal” of natural gas
During the 10th Energy Week of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) in Santiago (Chile), Paraguay unveiled an ambitious proposal to construct a bi-oceanic gas pipeline that could reshape the continent's energy landsca...
Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:35:00 GMTParaguay's beef exports growing stronger after 3Q
Paraguay's beef exports recorded a strong performance at the end of the third quarter of 2025 (January to September), the National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) reported in Asunción.
Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:50:00 GMTProtest in Asunción leaves at least 31 arrested
Numerous arrests were reported Sunday in downtown Asunción amid protests staged by a citizens' group known as Generación Z Paraguay against an initiative to reform the Constitution and make former President Horacio Cartes eli...
Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:46:00 GMTParaguay's economy grows 5.9% in first semester of 2025
According to the Central Bank of Paraguay's (BCP) "Quarterly National Accounts" report released on Friday in Asunción, the South American country's quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew significantly, resulting in 5.9% y...
Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMTParaguay 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 U...
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:19:00 GMTParaguayan President warns UN about global rise in intolerance
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña briefed the 80th United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, warning about the global rise of evil, radical ideologization, and intolerance. He also positioned Paraguay as a "medium power" ...
Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:18:00 GMTParaguayan anti-drug czar claims he has no ties to AMIA bombing financing
After being implicated in an Argentine media report, Paraguay's Anti-Drug Secretary Jalil Rachid has publicly distanced himself and his family from allegations of financial ties to individuals involved in the 1994 bombing of th...