News of paraguay

Hidrovía – time and tide

21-02-2026 06:05 A pro-market government keener on export-led than consumer-led growth and committed to opening up Argentina is nevertheless singularly indifferent to the infrastructural pillars of growth, sacrificed to an obsessive fiscal surplus.

by Michael Soltys

Mercosur to ink long-awaited trade deal with European Union

17-01-2026 09:34 South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union will sign a deal later today that has been 25 years in the making; It will create one of the world's biggest free-trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility.

EU nations back Mercosur trade deal over French opposition

09-01-2026 09:41 Majority of European Union countries back trade deal with regional Mercosur bloc, paving the way for trade deal's signing in Paraguay next week.

Mercosur meets in Brazil, EU eyes January 12 trade deal

19-12-2025 17:35 Deal, which has been under negotiation for more than 25 years, met with fierce opposition from farmers and has now been postponed to January.

Argentina and Colombia advance to Under-20 World Cup quarters

09-10-2025 12:28 Argentina and Colombia secure their spots in the U-20 quarter-finals with wins over Nigeria and South Africa, respectively.

EU presents Mercosur deal for member states' approval

03-09-2025 11:23 Agreement would form a 700-million-customer free-trade area – the world's biggest – but it still faces opposition in Europe over agricultural concerns.

With same demands, isolated Milei prepares for Mercosur summit

26-06-2025 18:51 No bilateral meetings anticipated, but at the upcoming summit in Buenos Aires, there could be clashes with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – if not over their stance regarding the international situation involving Israel and Iran, then over the Brazilian leader’s potential visit to see Cristina Fernández de Kirchner serving house arrest.

Chile unveils ‘bioceanic road corridor’ plan to fanfare

15-04-2025 13:18 President Gabriel Boric presents massive infrastructure project – the cost of which was not revealed – that would link the north of Chile with Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay to form a new trade route between the Atlantic and the Asia-Pacific.

Paraná-Paraguay waterway a focal point for global security policy

10-01-2025 13:44 Ongoing tussle involving major dredging companies seeking to participate in Milei government's tender. Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay is a naval highway for the trafficking of illicit drugs to the rest of the world.

Entre Ríos lawmaker accused of money-laundering expelled from Senate

13-12-2024 13:29 Entre Ríos Senator Edgardo Kueider expelled from upper house while detained in Paraguay on suspicion of money-laundering; He and other detainee found with more than US$200,000 in cash as he attempted to cross border.