News of paraguay

Lacalle Pou: Uruguay and China in talks over bilateral free-trade deal

08-09-2021 16:28 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou says his government is “in a hurry” to close a FTA with China – a development that’s sure to increase tensions with other Mercosur member states.

ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT

Paraná river at historic low: natural cycle or climate change?

04-09-2021 10:52 South America's second-longest river has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s, baffling experts and leaving environmentalists concerned.

BLOOMBERG

Paraguay seeks to wind down stimulus as economy bounces back

27-08-2021 12:27 Paraguay will continue to dial back pandemic stimulus next year as a fast growing economy cushions austerity measures that have proved unpopular in other South American countries.

PRESIDENTIAL MEETING

President Fernández to host Lacalle Pou amid Mercosur tensions

12-08-2021 14:39 Alberto Fernández will host Luis Lacalle Pou at the Olivos presidential residence on Friday, with tensions over Mercosur's future likely to be discussed.

Mercosur in crisis

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

22-07-2021 22:01 Argentina’s foreign minister slams Brazilian government during visit to Rio to mark 30th anniversary of nuclear accord between two nations.

MERCOSUR IN DISARRAY

Cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc as Uruguay looks to go it alone

09-07-2021 03:18 Deep cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc, as Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou says he wants to negotiate trade deals without approval from other member nations.

MERCOSUR IN DISARRAY

Mercosur’s glitch-plagued summit puts spotlight on trade divide

09-07-2021 02:58 Luis Lacalle Pou's new trade strategy unable to win broad support among bloc's members. Parallel initiative backed by Brazil and Uruguay to reduce Mercosur's common external tariff also fails to advance.

EDITORIAL

Sold down the river?

04-07-2021 00:13 State control over the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway has been decreed for the next year at least, but the temporary has the nasty habit of becoming permanent in Argentina.

Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay

Government hands control of Paraná-Paraguay waterway to port agency

03-07-2021 00:21 Alberto Fernández administration nationalises management of the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway by decree for 12 months.

TRAGEDY IN MIAMI

Florida building collapse reverberates across Latin America

25-06-2021 23:43 Several Latin Americans, some who reportedly travelled to get vaccinated, are among the missing after an apartment building collapsed in the Miami area earlier this week.

Copa América

Argentina, Chile through to Copa América quarter-finals

22-06-2021 10:31 Albiceleste secures second win in three group matches, beating Paraguay 1-0, with Alejandro 'Papu' Gómez scoring the sole goal of a lacklustre match in Brasilia in the ninth minute.

Copa América

Scaloni says Argentina ready for 'uncomfortable' clash with Paraguay

21-06-2021 11:31 Argentina face Paraguay at the Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha at 9pm on Monday in Group A of the Copa América 2021.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Mexico finally ships first locally made AstraZeneca shots to Latin America

15-06-2021 09:45 Mexico shipped more than a million AstraZeneca vaccines to Argentina, Belize, Bolivia and Paraguay over the weekend in the first batch of locally-produced shots.

Global pandemic

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay besieged by Covid

29-05-2021 10:48 Neither Uruguay’s permissive policies nor Argentina’s lengthy quarantines have prevented the nations from heading the Covid-19 mortality rates, along with their neighbour Paraguay.

IN-DEPTH: MERCOSUR

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

01-05-2021 00:21 Member nations agree to debate ‘flexibilisation’ of bloc’s rules at key meeting in May. Uruguay continues to push for liberalisation of tariffs, rules on free-trade deals.

Bloomberg

Waterways are drying up in key South American crop-shipping hubs

27-04-2021 12:27 The South American drought that’s helping push corn and soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the ability to haul them on waterways that are drying up.

MERCOSUR BLOC

Uruguay presents plan to make Mercosur trade talks more flexible

26-04-2021 15:19 According to the draft document released by the Foreign Ministry in Montevideo, the proposal would allow member states, under some conditions, to initiate negotiations "either as a group or individually."

MERCOSUR AT 30

Highlights (and low points): Mercosur turns 30

27-03-2021 08:49 A free-trade agreement with the European Union which has yet to be implemented, an imperfect common external tariff, mounted with great difficulty – these factors and others mark the 30-year history of Mercosur, a mosaic of successes and inconclusive challenges.

AND THAT REMINDS ME...

Mercosur’s murky future

27-03-2021 07:27 Mercosur will have problems selling itself to the rest of the world while it cannot sell to itself.

by Michael Soltys

LATIN AMERICA: MERCOSUR SUMMIT

‘We’re not a burden’ – Fernández clashes with Mercosur leaders

27-03-2021 07:11 Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay confront Argentina to demand greater flexibility to negotiate trade agreements during a tense summit of Mercosur leaders commemorating the 30th anniversary of the regional trade bloc’s founding.

MERCOSUR SUMMIT

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

23-03-2021 13:22 Mercosur’s member nations will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bloc's founding at a key summit this Friday, with the clear differences between them more than evident.

by Mariano Beldyk

CIVIL UNREST

Paraguay reshuffles cabinet after violent Covid-19 protests

07-03-2021 08:36 Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez announces cabinet reshuffle after violent street protests over the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

International football

CONMEBOL postpones World Cup qualifiers over travel constraints

07-03-2021 08:12 CONMEBOL postponed two rounds of 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled later this month because of Covid-19 quarantine rules affecting European-based players and the threat of clubs refusing to release their international stars.

MERCOSUR BLOC

Brazil again pushes for loosening of Mercosur trade deal rules

27-02-2021 08:21 Bolsonaro set to visit Buenos Aires for trade bloc’s next summit; Brazilian foreign minister accuses ‘interest groups’ using the environment as ‘pretext’ to block ratification of EU-Mercosur deal.

ECLAC Projection

UN slashes LatAm economic slowdown projection

16-12-2020 16:06 Executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Alicia Bárcena predicts the region will experience growth of 3.7 percent in 2021.

Mercosur

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.

TERROR THREAT?

Argentina tightens border after tip-off warns of bomb attack on Jewish community

15-11-2020 10:34 Security Ministry opens probe after anonymous tipster warns Embassy in London that explosive material is due to cross border with Paraguay “for a bomb in Argentina with a Jewish objective.”

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

Argentina's perfect start cut short by ever-competitive Paraguay

12-11-2020 23:43 Argentina went into Thursday's World Cup qualifier hoping to extend their perfect start to the competition, but had to settle for a tense 1-1 draw against a combative Paraguay side

by Dan Edwards

ENVIRONMENT

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

26-10-2020 07:00 Exacerbated by a historic drought, larges swathes of forest and wetlands in central South America known for their exceptional biodiversity have been ravaged by devastating fires.

CRIME & SECURITY

Remains of seven bodies found in Paraguay fertiliser shipment

25-10-2020 15:17 Paraguayan police have found the remains of seven people in an advanced stage of decomposition a container of fertiliser that arrived in the country from Serbia.

ENVIRONMENT & ECONOMY

Drought depletes Paraguay River, a country's lifeline

12-10-2020 12:14 The Paraguay River has reached its lowest level in half a century after months of extreme drought in the region, exposing the vulnerability of a landlocked economy.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal

23-09-2020 16:12 Brazil hits back at European reluctance to finalise EU-Mercosur trade deal, saying a French report on environmental concerns is motivated by "protectionist interests."

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Key EU states fear Mercosur pact may hurt Amazon

21-09-2020 08:22 EU commissioner admits not all EU nations "are aligned" on trade deal with Mercosur nations, as fears historic accord could hurt the Amazon grow.

ENVIRONMENT

Wetlands are burning across South America with farmers to blame

31-08-2020 07:00 About 2,500 kilometres south of the Amazon rainforest, other one-of-a-kind ecosystems are falling victim to fire and axe.

FORMER BRAZIL STAR

Ronaldinho released from Paraguay detention after five months

25-08-2020 09:08 Retired Brazilian footballer released from house arrest after spending five months detained in Paraguay for entering the country with a false passport.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Merkel expresses 'significant doubts' over EU-Mercosur trade pact

21-08-2020 14:12 German chancellor expresses "significant doubts" over landmark EU-Mercosur free trade deal, citing concerns over the devastating deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.

Global pandemic

Virus rages in South America as governments grasp for clues

18-08-2020 15:38 From incoherent mask rules to inconsistent social distancing, South America’s response to the novel coronavirus has been all over the map – here's a look at how each nation is doing.

ENVIRONMENT

Pollution turns one side of divided Paraguayan lagoon purple

05-08-2020 23:40 The Cerro Lagoon in the Paraguayan city of Limpio is sharply divided into two parts: one purple, one blue. One part emits a foul odour, the other doesn’t.

EU-MERCOSUR TALKS

EU watchdog opens probe into Mercosur trade deal

10-07-2020 12:16 EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly confirms investigation will be opened into historic trade deal with Mercosur, after environmental and rights groups complained that the deal does not respect the EU’s legal obligations.

BEEF INDUSTRY

Beef industry surmounts coronavirus-led disruption of trade

20-06-2020 11:01 Exports overall dropped in the first third of 2020, but overseas beef sales rose more than 10% in the same period, when compared to the previous year.

Mercosur negotiations

Argentina on board for Mercosur trade talks after 'gradual change in discourse'

10-05-2020 10:00 A teleconference this Thursday assessed the courses of action on the Mercosur negotiations already concluded with the European Union, the ongoing negotiations with Canada, Korea, Singapore and Lebanon, and the deepening of agreements already signed with Israel and India.

Mercosur trade talks

Mercosur talks complicated by Argentina's decision, says Paraguay

27-04-2020 12:59 With surprise on the part of the authorities and criticism from the industrial sector about the effectiveness of the economic integration project, the announcement by Argentina to abandon the negotiations being carried out by Mercosur was received in Paraguay.

MERCOSUR TRADE BLOC

Opposition slams government's decision to pull out of Mercosur trade talks

26-04-2020 09:34 Citing economic policy priorities and the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, President Alberto Fernandez’s administration has withdrawn from ongoing and future talks involving the Mercosur trade bloc.

False passport drama

Ronaldinho enjoys 'golden cell' in locked-down Paraguay capital

16-04-2020 19:36 With Paraguay's capital under lockdown, former Brazil star Ronaldinho is spending his second week under house arrest at an exclusive hotel in Asunción, as he awaits trial for entering the country under a false passport.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Coronavirus thrives in Latin America’s multilateral vacuum

25-03-2020 15:47 Shutting down is part of the new global normal. The danger in Latin America is that such sweeping measures feed the tempting illusion that walls, wilfulness and nativism are the way to beat a threat that is already ubiquitous.

by Mac Margolis

Footballer in Jail

Paraguayan judge orders Ronaldinho to remain in prison

10-03-2020 16:09 The former Brazilian football star's request for house arrest was rejected on the grounds that, if he were to flee, it could hinder the investigation, which may involve high level Paraguayan officials.

Mercosur's integration

'Very important' nations seeking Mercosur trade deals, says Uruguay official

09-03-2020 13:45 Potential trade partners are pursuing regional commercial bloc after a sweeping deal with the European Union showed most of its members are open to business, says Ernesto Talvi.

Footballer in Paraguay

From Paraguay, Ronaldinho's lawyer denies fake passport allegation

05-03-2020 21:47 Former Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho has been accused of arriving in Paraguay with a fake passport, though his lawyer denies the allegation.

UNDER-23 TOURNAMENT

Top stars miss out on Olympic football qualifying tournament

16-01-2020 20:03 Tournament is not an official FIFA event, and so clubs have no obligation to make their players available.

Bloomberg

Paraguay set for economic rebound after recession

14-01-2020 16:04 Central Bank chief says Paraguay's economy will expand 4.1% as a broad recovery spanning agriculture to industry takes hold.

News of paraguay

Lacalle Pou: Uruguay and China in talks over bilateral free-trade deal

Paraná river at historic low: natural cycle or climate change?

Paraguay seeks to wind down stimulus as economy bounces back

President Fernández to host Lacalle Pou amid Mercosur tensions

Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur'

Cracks emerge in Mercosur trade bloc as Uruguay looks to go it alone

Mercosur’s glitch-plagued summit puts spotlight on trade divide

Sold down the river?

Government hands control of Paraná-Paraguay waterway to port agency

Florida building collapse reverberates across Latin America

Argentina, Chile through to Copa América quarter-finals

Scaloni says Argentina ready for 'uncomfortable' clash with Paraguay

Mexico finally ships first locally made AstraZeneca shots to Latin America

Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay besieged by Covid

Mercosur’s future up for debate at key meeting

Waterways are drying up in key South American crop-shipping hubs

Uruguay presents plan to make Mercosur trade talks more flexible

Highlights (and low points): Mercosur turns 30

Mercosur’s murky future

‘We’re not a burden’ – Fernández clashes with Mercosur leaders

Trade and Covid-19 vaccines top agenda for Mercosur summit

Paraguay reshuffles cabinet after violent Covid-19 protests

CONMEBOL postpones World Cup qualifiers over travel constraints

Brazil again pushes for loosening of Mercosur trade deal rules

UN slashes LatAm economic slowdown projection

'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal

Argentina tightens border after tip-off warns of bomb attack on Jewish community

Argentina's perfect start cut short by ever-competitive Paraguay

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

Remains of seven bodies found in Paraguay fertiliser shipment

Drought depletes Paraguay River, a country's lifeline

Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal

Key EU states fear Mercosur pact may hurt Amazon

Wetlands are burning across South America with farmers to blame

Ronaldinho released from Paraguay detention after five months

Merkel expresses 'significant doubts' over EU-Mercosur trade pact

Virus rages in South America as governments grasp for clues

Pollution turns one side of divided Paraguayan lagoon purple

EU watchdog opens probe into Mercosur trade deal

Beef industry surmounts coronavirus-led disruption of trade

Argentina on board for Mercosur trade talks after 'gradual change in discourse'

Mercosur talks complicated by Argentina's decision, says Paraguay

Opposition slams government's decision to pull out of Mercosur trade talks

Ronaldinho enjoys 'golden cell' in locked-down Paraguay capital

Coronavirus thrives in Latin America’s multilateral vacuum

Paraguayan judge orders Ronaldinho to remain in prison

'Very important' nations seeking Mercosur trade deals, says Uruguay official

From Paraguay, Ronaldinho's lawyer denies fake passport allegation

Top stars miss out on Olympic football qualifying tournament

Paraguay set for economic rebound after recession

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Government could reopen border to foreign tourists next month

Argentina eases travel curbs as midterm campaign ramps up

Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects vaccine passports

Argentina's economy shrank in second quarter amid worst Covid wave

Cecilia Moreau marca diferencias con Juan Manzur y cuenta que le perdió el respeto a Fernanda Vallejos

Pepe Mujica: "Alberto Fernández es mi amigo, por eso lo acompaño en el sentimiento"

Aníbal Fernández tildó a Elisa Carrió de "sucia" y quiere dar vuelta la derrota en las PASO: "No competimos con nadie”

Ultiman detalles del “Plan Recuperación” con subas para jubilados y subsidios al consumo

Jubilados: el Banco Nación acuerda descuentos en 5000 farmacias para adultos mayores