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Created by the 1943 monetary reform and circulated from 1944, the guaraní replaced the peso fuerte, unified issuance and became one of South America’s longest-continuing currency units.
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Paraguay initiates a study in partnership with Japan to test the effectiveness of an ecological bio-larvicide in combating the Aedes aegypti mosquito, transmitter of dengue.
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Paraguay and Brazil are negotiating an agreement to accelerate the transfer of convicts between the two countries, focusing on reducing bureaucratic delays such as official translations and implementing the Electronic Judicial File system.
Paraguay's banks warn that the recently achieved investment grade requires fiscal and pension reforms, along with strong institutions and regulation aligned with international standards, to ensure macroeconomic stability and competitiveness in the financial sector.
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US company Uranium Energy Corp. has begun titanium prospecting in Paraguay's Alto Paraná department, with results considered promising by the US Embassy Chargé d'Affaires.
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Paraguay's Ministry of Economy will begin a comprehensive review of the public budget and seek a loan to settle accumulated debts with Health Ministry suppliers.
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The Asunción Zoo recorded the birth of three capybara pups, raising its captive population to ten animals, which are monitored 24 hours a day and kept without direct contact with visitors for their welfare.
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IPS began its restocking plan with the arrival of 124 medicines, which will reduce the shortage rate from 28% to 19% in the next 15 days and is expected to cover demand for two months.
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Paraguay accumulated US$10 billion in foreign direct investment between 2008 and 2024, with emphasis on non-financial services, manufacturing, and the financial sector, according to a study by the Central Bank of Paraguay and the Latin American Reserve Fund (FLAR) that points to macroeconomic stability and investment grade as attraction factors.
Paraguayan police arrested five Colombians accused of being part of a criminal organization that carried out kidnappings and extortion linked to the "gota a gota" (drop by drop) loan-sharking scheme.
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña attends Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration in Colombia, emphasizing regional security cooperation after revealing difficult relationship with predecessor Gustavo Petro.
Police arrested five foreigners — two Spaniards and three Bolivians — for the double homicide of gold buyers in Encarnación, following a scam that left two victims dead and one man injured.
The Tourism Minister and the Governor of Itapúa launched a tourist guide for the WRC Ueno Rally del Paraguay 2026, whose organizers project the attraction of 400,000 visitors with new attractions at the event.
A clean morning in Greater Asunción highlights Paraguay’s advantage over severe pollution hotspots—but annual PM2.5 exposure remains above the World Health Organization guideline, and regional fire smoke can rapidly transform conditions.
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Itaipu will hold the final presentation of its light show with the current system this Saturday before a one-year pause for modernization with LED technology.
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The daughter of Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner lost an appeal in Brazil against the recognition of a half-brother as heir, in a dispute over a fortune spread across several countries.
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The Embassy of Taiwan granted 76 scholarships to Paraguayan youth for undergraduate, graduate, and Mandarin language courses, in a ceremony with officials from both countries who highlighted the initiative as a strategic investment in Paraguay's future.
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Paraguay's Public Prosecutor's Office has charged nine people, including two former presidents of the IPS, for an alleged embezzlement of 61 billion guaranis related to a never-completed modular operating room project, amid a crisis at the institution where the Comptroller General's Office points to much larger losses and beneficiaries demand broad investigations.
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The Municipality of Asunción is preparing two large plots of land, not squares or avenues, to serve as temporary refuge for thousands of families who may be affected by flooding of the Paraguay River caused by the El Niño phenomenon.
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In 2026, Paraguay ceased to be the cheapest country in South America, rising to third place in the cost of living index, while also being highlighted as the second-best destination to settle in the region, as Buenos Aires records disparities in the real estate market between new and used properties.
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Paraguayan police dismantle a clandestine Tirzepatide falsification laboratory in Pedro Juan Caballero, seize a thousand vials, and detain three people in an operation investigating a cross-border distribution circuit for the lucrative black market of the drug.
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Paraguay and the US signed a nuclear agreement to explore uranium, but experts and a senator warn the country lacks the institutional foundations for a safe program and question its need given the mostly renewable energy grid.
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Councilor Álvaro Grau denounces irregular cleaning contracts in the administration of Luis Bello, criticizes the slowness of the Public Prosecutor's Office in investigating embezzlement from the previous administration of Nenecho Rodríguez, and reports judicial progress in the "golden detergent" case.
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Paraguay reaches the milestone of 200 aeromedical transfers while preparing for the arrival of storms and a cold front with strong winds and a sharp drop in temperature.
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