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Paraguay’s Investment Grade Boom Faces a Street-Level Reality Check
LatinAmerican Post
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September 13, 2025
Paraguay is basking in a new skyline and the prestige of investment grade, but beneath the glass towers and cranes, many citizens feel left behind. Rising costs, weak services, and deep inequality are testing whether prosperity can truly trickle...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing marks 102nd WRC victory with 1-2 finish at Rally del Paraguay
Arab Times
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September 13, 2025
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais display their trophies. ASUNCIÓN, Sept 13: TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) delivered a commanding one-two finish on the FIA World Rally Championship’s (WRC) debut in Rally del Paraguay, led by...
‘Paraguay’s Forestry Sector Shows 15% Annual Growth, Reaching 300,000 Hectares’
The Asunción Times
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September 13, 2025
Paraguay’s forestry sector is experiencing significant growth, with plantations now covering approximately 300,000 hectares and expanding by 50,000 hectares annually, a 15% increase. This is what Cristina Goralewski, president of the National...
How Paraguay Is Divided: Understanding Its Geopolitical Regions
The Asunción Times
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September 13, 2025
Paraguay, a landlocked country in the heart of South America, holds a unique geopolitical identity. Although it may appear small in comparison with its neighbours, the country is divided in a way that reflects its historical, environmental, and...
Weekly Japanese Industry and Policy News: 06 September - 12 September, 2025
EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
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The EU Japan Centre is releasing a weekly press review covering Japan's economic and policy matters. Economic News ▶ Japan scales up batteries but companies worry rule changes may curb growth 09 Sep, 2025 Investors have poured over $2.6 billion...
Paraguay’s Ueno Bank moves to post-quantum security, backed by quantum-resistant hybrid blockchain
Coin Telegraph
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Ueno Bank is anchoring its new post-quantum document security on QANplatform, a quantum-resistant layer-1 hybrid blockchain that provides mathematically provable, immutable timestamps and NIST-aligned signatures. Banks, insurers and public...
109 Paraguayan Soldiers Assist In Battle Against Large Wildfire In Chaco Region
The Asunción Times
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September 12, 2025
One hundred and nine specialist Paraguayan military personnel were deployed to assist volunteer firefighters in the country’s department of Presidente Hayes, in response to a large wildfire in the Chaco region. This joint operation, coordinated...
Auténtica Pizzería: Bringing True Italian Flavours To Asunción
The Asunción Times
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September 12, 2025
In 2019, French entrepreneur Eric Zamana opened a restaurant in Asunción with a bold vision: to introduce authentic Italian-style pizza to the capital of Paraguay. The project soon became known as Auténtica Pizzería, a place where families,...
Paraguay ushers in modernised tax incentives regime
ICLG
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Three new laws have been approved as Paraguay pushes forward with its efforts to attract greater domestic... Three new laws have been approved as Paraguay pushes forward with its efforts to attract greater domestic and foreign investment....
Paraguay’s Rising Stars Earn Medals At Regional Astronomy Competition OLAA 2025
The Asunción Times
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September 11, 2025
Paraguay shone at the XVII Latin American Olympiad of Astronomy and Astronautics (OLAA 2025). The event was held from 1 to 7 September 2025 in Rio de Janeiro and Barra do Piraí, Brazil. The Paraguayan national team returned with a silver medal,...
Brazil Clamps Down on Illegal Rio de Janeiro Crypto Mining Operation
Decrypt
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September 11, 2025
In brief A Governador Island man has been arrested on charges of siphoning off-grid electricity to mine cryptocurrencies. Brazil's ruling Workers Party is pushing for mining to be confined to licensed, regulated entities. Illegal crypto mining is...
Paraguayan Ambassador Leite Presents Credentials To U.S. President Trump
The Asunción Times
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September 10, 2025
The new Paraguayan Ambassador to the United States, Gustavo Leite, presented his credentials to President Donald Trump. Following the ceremony in Washington D.C., Ambassador Leite delivered a message from the Paraguayan Government. This message...
Separatist leader says agriculture would prosper
SaskAgToday
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Current canola tariffs another sign of West alienation by Ottawa, says Republican Party of Alberta leader. WESTERN PRODUCER — Cameron Davies, leader of the Republican Party of Alberta, says he believes the provincial agriculture industry’s...
The Philippines greenlights Paraguayan beef imports
MercoPress
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Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 09:21 UTC “This achievement reflects international confidence in the quality, health, and credibility of Paraguayan production,” Peña said Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) announced on...
Opinion – Reclaiming Just Transition from Neocolonial Energy Agendas
E-International Relations
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September 11, 2025
In the past few months, activists, scholars, and policymakers in the United States have been witnessing a major collapse of energy transition and environmental efforts, as the continuous climate denial of the Trump administration: abandoning...
Paraguay Business Week 2025 Launched In Ciudad del Este
The Asunción Times
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September 9, 2025
Paraguay Business Week 2025, the country’s most significant business event, commenced on 8 September at the Gran Nobile Hotel and Convention in Ciudad del Este. The strategic business week combines three key events: the Alto Paraná Invest Forum...
HIVE Digital Technologies Completes Phase 2 of Its Yguazú Project in Paraguay Reaching 18 EH/s, Producing 8 Bitcoin per Day from Hydro Power
T-Net
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HIVE Digital Technologies Completes Phase 2 of Its Yguazú Project in Paraguay Reaching 18 EH/s, Producing 8 Bitcoin per Day from Hydro Power Vancouver, BC, September 10, 2025--(T-Net)--HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (TSX.V: HIVE) (Nasdaq: HIVE)...
Iconic Caballero Park In Asunción Set For Glorious Makeover
The Asunción Times
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September 10, 2025
Caballerto Park (Parque Bernardino Caballero), a historic gem in the heart of Asunción, is poised for a remarkable transformation through an ambitious revitalisation project. Proposals for the executive design (Phases 1 and 2), construction (Phase...
"Mercosur will have a direct impact on the Spanish juice industry and fresh sector"
Fresh Plaza
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September 9, 2025
According to the Citrus Management Committee (CGC), the national employers' organization representing private exporters, the European Commission (EC) has overlooked this sector in its negotiations to ratify the treaty with Mercosur (Argentina,...
X4T: Paraguay’s First Licensed Crypto Exchange
The Asunción Times
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September 9, 2025
Asunción’s financial scene is changing, and local exchanges are proving that digital assets are more than an abstract idea. Among them is X4T, a home-grown platform founded in 2021 and operating under licence in Paraguay’s capital. It has grown...