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Paraguay

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 09:56:00 GMT
Paraguayan VP's brother sacked from Navy Chief post
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benìtez reshuffled the country's Armed Forces brass before leaving for Montevideo Friday. Among those relieved from duty was Navy Chief Admiral Carlos Dionisio Velázquez, brother of Vice Presid...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:12:00 GMT
Historic Paraguayan embassy in Montevideo reopened
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday met with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou during the reopening of the historic embassy in Montevideo after refurbishing work.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:51:00 GMT
Brazil, with Mercosur partners, plans to become a global rice exporting hub
As India, the world leader in exports restricts rice shipments, Brazil signaled at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that together with Mercosur partners, it is ready to expand exports and help with global food security.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Paraguay in the process of switching Taiwan for the Chinese market?
Is Paraguay about to dump Taiwan for China? Landlocked Paraguay and a leading exporter of soybeans and beef, plus an ample surplus of hydroelectric energy, is the only country in South America, and Mercosur member, that still h...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:03:00 GMT
One official dead as Paraguay's Electoral Court HQs go down in flames
One person was killed in Asunción as the headquarters of Paraguay's Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice (TSJE) went on fire Thursday two and a half months before the primaries. Thousands of electronic ballot boxes were also...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:46:00 GMT
Mercosur partners concentrate most of Paraguay's foreign trade
Paraguay's foreign commerce of manufactured and agro-industrial goods reached US$ 3,383 million during the first eight months of 2022, with a clear predominance of Mercosur partners, points out the country's Ministry of Industr...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:33:00 GMT
Abdo tells Biden US is a strategic partner of Paraguay
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez and his US colleague Joseph Biden Thursday agreed on the importance of "democratic values" during their meeting in New York.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:37:00 GMT
Drilling in search of oil in Paraguay to continue
Despite previous comments that there was no commercial oil available in Paraguay's soil, President Energy is to drill its third well in the Chaco region, it was announced Thursday.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:52:00 GMT
Slight cut in price of Paraguayan fuel labeled insufficient
Paraguay's state-run oil company Petropar has announced a reduction of PYG 250 (US$ 0.036) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), marketed under the brand Ñande, and of PYG 150 (US$ 0.022) for 88-octane gasoline known as Kape, eff...

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:19:00 GMT
Progress reported in Lugo's health
Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo was reported Monday to be recovering well from the stroke he had on Aug. 10 and for which he underwent surgery in Asunción, fellow Senator Jorge Querey, who is also Lugo's personal phy...



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