Raúl Valdez, president of the Paraguayan Chamber of Oilseed and Cereal Processors (CAPPRO), said the electricity grid is constraining industrial projects in Villeta. He called for diversified power generation, modernized regulation and planning for the next 30 years of industrialization. In his assessment, the current energy model is nearing its limits, and demand-based tariffs could boost the sector’s competitiveness.
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Pork’s share of the Paraguayan market rose from 5% to 15%, while sales volume grew by nearly 6,000 kilograms compared with the previous year. Profitability, however, stood at about 2% amid a drop in the price per kilogram, Gustavo Lezcano of Capasu said in an interview with Radio 1000.
The Paraguayan Industrial Union rejected raising taxes to finance salary increases sought by doctors and called for structural public-spending reform. Analyst Stan Canova criticized the proposal to raise the Personal Income Tax from 10% to 14% and cited monthly pay of up to G. 24 million for doctors with four contracts, which he described as four 12-hour weekly workloads.
Paraguay's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Marco Riquelme, announced a new strategy to replace the cooperation and donations model with Taiwan with one focused on commercial transactions, including direct soybean sales and expanded meat exports.
Paraguay recorded a 40% increase in foreign direct investment in 2025, driven by hydropower and telecommunications, while the government launches strategies like the 'Industrial Revolution' to attract more capital and double GDP with sectoral reforms.
La Casa Pederzani was born in the Pederzani family's backyard barbecue area in Asunción after a financial crisis in the 1990s derailed a pasta factory project, and it grew into a gastronomic empire with three business lines — Pedersani Celebraciones, Pedersani Bar Bistro, and Ketosani — employing around 120 people.
Victorio Oxilia warns that electricity rates below ANDE’s actual cost for energy-intensive industries could jeopardize the finances of the Paraguayan state utility.
Pirayú is preparing to host the 11th edition of the National Chipa Festival from May 29 to 31, 2026, at the city's train station, featuring a gastronomic exhibition of local traditional products.
Paraguay's Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and the Patrulla Caminera have issued a warning about a digital scam in which criminals impersonate officers to demand payment for non-existent fines via instant messaging. Authorities clarified that official notifications are delivered only in person and payments must be made exclusively at government-authorized locations.
Itaipú Binacional is investing more than G. 20.5 billion in the comprehensive revitalization of Ñu Guasu Park in Luque, with works including the renovation of restrooms, roadways, fencing, parking areas, and playgrounds, as well as the construction of a new User Service Center.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested the preventive detention of a 19-year-old Brazilian citizen, a migration consultant, accused of stealing a notarial seal from Escribanía Amarilla in Ciudad del Este, based on security footage that recorded the crime on May 25.
MITIC announced that access to platforms such as Portal Paraguay, MI IPS, and Digitalia will now require mandatory two-step authentication via SMS, in addition to a password, to strengthen digital security.
The Paraguayan justice system has confirmed that the State must pay teacher Clementina Ruiz Díaz Ojeda over 853 million guaraníes in compensation for having spent nearly three years wrongfully imprisoned following the accidental death of her baby.