Paraguay
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:03:00 GMTUruguayan fugitive Sebastián Marset captured in Bolivia and placed in U.S. custody
Suspected Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset was captured on Friday in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in an operation that ends one of the Southern Cone’s longest and most visible manhunts. Paraguayan authorities ...
Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:18:00 GMTParaguay steps up intelligence and financial controls in the Tri-Border Area amid Middle East tensions
Paraguay’s government has activated intelligence, prevention and financial-control measures in the Tri-Border Area it shares with Argentina and Brazil amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to Internal Securit...
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:57:00 GMTParaguay central bank cuts rates as inflation runs below target
Paraguay’s central bank chief Carlos Carvallo says the country is dealing with a “nice problem”: inflation is converging to the official goal “from below,” an unusual pattern in the region that has prompted policymake...
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:51:00 GMTEuropean Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday announced the provisional application of the trade part of the EU-Mercosur association agreement, following parliamentary ratification in Argentina and Uruguay. The m...
Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:01:00 GMTParaguay posts $162m trade deficit in January as exports decline
Paraguay recorded a US$ 162.2 million trade deficit in January after reporting US$ 1.2864 billion in exports and US$ 1.4486 billion in imports, according to the Central Bank of Paraguay’s (BCP) monthly foreign trade report.
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:24:00 GMTParaguay courts AI data centers and green hydrogen with discounted power rates
Paraguay’s government has rolled out a pair of decrees offering preferential electricity pricing to energy-hungry industries—ranging from AI-linked data centers and cloud computing to green hydrogen and other “Power-to-X...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:57:00 GMTParaguay’s long-run growth leads South America, but income gains lag
From 1960 to 2024, Paraguay posted the highest cumulative GDP expansion in South America, according to calculations published by Forbes Paraguay and Colombia’s La República, drawing on World Bank constant-2015-dollar series....
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:20:00 GMTWith Milei present and Lula absent, Mercosur and EU sign landmark deal in Asunción
The European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc signed their long-negotiated association and free trade agreement on Saturday in Paraguay, with Argentina’s President Javier Milei attending the ceremony and Brazil’s L...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:55:00 GMTMercosur and EU sign historic trade agreement in Asunción after 26 years of negotiations
On January 17, 2026, the Mercosur bloc and the European Union (EU) will formalize a comprehensive association and free trade agreement in Asunción, Paraguay, marking the culmination of nearly 26 years of negotiations, accordin...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:02:00 GMTBrazil transfers military equipment to Uruguay and Paraguay to bolster regional security
Brazil has enacted two laws formalizing the transfer of military aircraft and equipment to Uruguay and Paraguay, as part of an initiative to upgrade operational capabilities of neighboring countries and enhance regional securit...