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Paraguay does not have one single access route. MSPBS offers a universal public network, IPS serves insured contributors and beneficiaries, teaching hospitals add another public route, and private plans operate by contract.
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Paraguay's public debt reaches US$21.9 billion, equivalent to 30% of GDP in 2026, with 83.5% in external obligations and accelerated growth of dollar-denominated credit, while loans in guaranis advance at a slower pace.
Paraguay has the third lowest sovereign risk in Latin America and was recognized as the second best country in South America to establish a new residence, with experts highlighting its advantages in energy, taxes, water, and stability for attracting investments.
Paraguay's Internal Defense Operations Command (CODI) has spent $68 million since 2013, facing criticism over its limited effectiveness against the armed group EPP, whose attacks continue despite the military force's expanded operations.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro supports the Paraguayan Congress's condemnation of Lula over statements about the War of the Triple Alliance, which caused diplomatic friction.
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Paraguay and the United States signed a memorandum for cooperation in civil nuclear energy, aiming to prepare the country to eventually adopt small-scale reactors and explore its uranium reserves, seeking to meet the growing energy demand projected for the next decade.
Paraguay implemented a new permanent residence visa for foreign investors requiring applications starting at $70,000 in productive, tourism, real estate, or financial sectors.
Paraguayan lawyer Ricardo Sasciain launched the 'Dr. IA' app, an artificial intelligence platform that uses national legislation to conduct legal consultations, draft contracts, and calculate compensation, already available in free and paid versions.
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Paraguay's state electricity utility ANDE has kept two strategic projects stalled for years: the sale of energy from the Acaray plant to Brazil and the issuance of its own bonds, both without an official completion schedule.
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Paraguay repatriated 14 Central American migrants to their countries of origin, bringing the total number of people who have transited through the country under the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States to 52, an operation that received support from IOM.
In a rare move, Brazilian media outlets published a joint editorial rejecting gambling house advertising, voluntarily renouncing a revenue source.
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Public pressure for judicial effectiveness against corruption at IPS grows with the recent indictment of nine people, while experts and retirees warn about procedural delays and demand recovery of misappropriated funds.
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Paraguay's Ministry of Education is creating a blockchain-based cryptographic diploma registry following an internal scandal that revealed hundreds of forged documents.
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Paraguay's statutory Deposit Guarantee Fund covers eligible deposits at BCP-authorized banks and finance companies up to a per-person, per-institution limit. Cooperative savings sit outside that fund.
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Since 2008, the real estate sector has concentrated 44% of foreign direct investment in Paraguay, leading capital attraction with $4.4 billion, followed by manufacturing (26%) and financial services (20%), according to a report from the Central Bank of Paraguay.
Paraguay plans to have its first nuclear microreactor in operation in about five years, following an agreement with the US, with costs ranging from $50 million to $4 billion for modular reactors that could exceed the capacity of the Acaray hydroelectric plant.
DNIT and Asoban signed an agreement to create a secure platform for exchanging tax and banking data starting in 2027, while the tax authority also reviews special regimes and regulates cryptocurrencies to increase revenue.
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While Itaipu rehabilitates a main bridge on PY07, about 400 families in Alto Paraná have depended for decades on a precarious ferry to cross the Monday River.
Deputies and representatives of agencies, including the Superior Court of Electoral Justice, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies, the Secretariat for Development for Repatriated and Refugee Compatriots, the Paraguayan Migration Coordination, and the Migrant Women's Network, will meet on August 10 to evaluate the implementation of the automatic registration law in the Permanent Civic Registry for Paraguayans abroad.
The Expo Cadam in Asunción reflects a Paraguayan market still dominated by SUVs and pickups, but with significant growth and gradual consolidation of electric and hybrid vehicles.
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Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies will decide next Tuesday whether to insist on or archive the bill, already rejected by the Senate, that grants police access to private security camera footage.
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Paraguay's Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) warns that over 60% of microenterprises resort to loan sharks, with interest rates that can exceed 10% per month, and announces initiatives such as the 'Adelanta' factoring mechanism to facilitate access to formal credit.
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Twenty-five organizations launched the Network for the Right to the City to transform Asunción, which faces historical neglect of plazas, loss of green areas, flooding, and an inefficient transportation system, also denouncing a technical, financial, and moral crisis in the municipality.
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Paraguay will host the XV Regional Congress on Technology in Architecture (CRETA) and the Smart City Paraguay event in August to debate sustainable urban development and responses to climate change with national and international experts.