AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoParaguay Industry Finance: Paraguay’s Development Finance Agency (AFD) approved a record US$108.8M for industrial lending in 2026, up 503% from 2025, backing 172 operations and creating 3,400+ jobs across all 17 departments. Digital Payments: Paraguay keeps accelerating digital commerce: 82% of service transactions are now paid digitally (up from 66% in 2021), with QR payments and mobile channels driving a surge in connected merchants and active digital accounts. Trade & Paperless Customs: India and MERCOSUR (including Paraguay) launched talks to expand their preferential trade deal and signed a protocol enabling electronic Certificates of Origin, aiming to cut costs and speed up customs. Agri-Industry & Environment: A new report flags Paraguay’s Gran Chaco charcoal as allegedly linked to UK retail deforestation claims, putting pressure on supply chains tied to pasture and farmland expansion. Tech & Skills: Paraguay and Taiwan are pushing practical cooperation via a technology forum focused on AI and engineering student exchanges. Local Industry & Elections: Paraguay’s municipal elections draw 5.04M registered voters, with 17,992 electronic voting machines planned—an operational boost for tech-heavy public services.
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