America Paraguay The Paraguay River has reached its highest water level in two years, allowing the long awaited re-connection with the ports of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Bolivia to transport merchandise
America Paraguay The Central Bank increased its interest rate to 6,25%, the highest it has ever been in the last 7 years
America Paraguay More voices are reporting tortures perpetrated by senior students at the Military Academy; latest case is confirmed by an identified cadet with head injuries
America Paraguay The country inaugurated its first ever airplane maintenance centre, so its national airline, Paranair, will no longer have to outsource airplane routine checks and reparations
America Paraguay The country officially declared that the state of emergency has ended and has lifted pandemic restrictions such as temperature checks and social distancing; the only rule still maintained is masks
America Paraguay Tired of vaccines and mandates, a couple of Covid-19 denialists have started a community free of all vaccines and regulations; called Paraíso Verde, it lays 20km south of Caazapá and today almost 1.000 people reside there
America Paraguay The government raised the tax on tobacco products to 20%; all revenues from this tax increase will go towards the salary increase for public health workers
America Paraguay The Paraguayan Association of Meat Producers and Exporters (Appec) stated that the continuous heat waves and wildfires are affecting the livestock industry, and that 2022 already seems to be a ‘lost’ year for national meat production
America Paraguay As of this month, a number of Paraguayan products being exported to Taiwan will benefit from tax exemption
America Paraguay The country registered the second hottest day of its history, reaching a record-breaking temperature of 45,3 degrees celsius
America Paraguay Inflation is the highest it has ever been in the past ten years: the Central Bank raised its interest rate by 125 basis points, consequently taking it up to 5,25%
America Paraguay Miss Paraguay, Nadia Ferreira, made history by winning second place at the world-renowned beauty pageant Miss Universe; it is the best result Paraguay has ever achieved at the event