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The Paraguayan beer industry, which generates about 30,000 jobs and holds 80% of the local market, was highlighted for its economic weight and dynamism by the Paraguayan Chamber of Alcoholic Beverages during International Beer Day celebrations.
Paraguay's agricultural machinery imports grew 29.5% in the first half of 2026, driven by a historic soybean harvest and the appreciation of the guaraní, with tractors and sprayers leading purchases while combine harvesters registered a decline.
The Paraguayan government and businessman Henrique Junqueira announced the construction of the first export slaughterhouse in the San Pedro department, in the General Resquín district, with an investment of millions of dollars.
san-pedrogeneral-resquinsantiago-penahenrique-junqueiraThe Central Bank of Paraguay reported that dollar credit grew 22.47% in the first half of 2026, reaching $13.7 billion, with services, construction, and housing sectors leading the expansion, while local currency credit advanced 3.77%.
The Peña government is preparing a temporary increase in the deficit cap while paying US$1.27 billion in quantified legacy debts and planning a return to the 1.5% of GDP limit in 2028.
santiago-penaoscar-loverabenigno-lopezANDE is conducting studies to define a new technical, unique, and transparent tariff scheme for both industries, based on voltage level, and residences, aiming for the company's financial sustainability.
andePresident Santiago Peña enacted the law that approves the bilateral agreement with Japan to promote and protect reciprocal investments, establishing rules for legal security and dispute resolution.
santiago-penaParaguay distinguishes qualified and non-qualified electronic signatures: the first is equivalent to a handwritten signature, while procedures, costs, uses and security duties vary by certificate and user.
sebastian-ibarra-macielPresident Santiago Peña and Economy Minister Óscar Lovera met with former ministers, who warned that recognizing a $280 million hidden debt with health sector suppliers will push the fiscal deficit close to 4% of GDP, missing the 1.5% target set for 2028.
mefoscar-loverasantiago-penabenigno-lopezTomato farmers in Caaguazú are selling at a loss, dispute official production data, and blame smuggling for the crisis threatening their livelihood.
caaguazucoronel-oviedoernesto-soteloParaguay recorded its second consecutive monthly deflation in July, with a 0.1% drop in the CPI driven mainly by lower food and fuel prices, while the annual inflation rate fell to its lowest level in several years.
Paraguay's beef exports fell 24.6% in volume in the first seven months of 2026, but the total value declined only 9% due to an increase of more than 20% in the average price per kilogram.
israelParaguay's Social Security Institute seeks to recover $711 million from private companies and proposes a trust as a solution, while facing budget pressure in healthcare, with most medication funds consumed by oncology drugs.
ipscarlos-pereiraisaias-fretesParaguay's labor market expanded in the second quarter of 2026, but informality reached 61.6% of the non-agricultural employed population, with 1.75 million workers lacking social protection.
The president of Paraguay's National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt), Benjamín Barán, stated that artificial intelligence is already transforming engineering in the country with practical applications, but warned that its risks, such as generating false information, require critical human supervision.
benjamin-baranThe Paraguayan government and the APCC highlight the contact center sector, vital for generating youth employment and exporting services, and promote an international congress in September to consolidate the country as a hub for the sector.
contact-centercustomer-experience-innovation-congressThe Paraguayan government and industry associations have established a technical agenda to modernize mining with a new code, aiming to attract over $2 billion in investments, despite private sector criticism over a lack of dialogue in the process.
Paraguay's soybean industry recorded a 12% growth in processing in the first half of 2026, boosting exports of derivatives and the revenue generated by the value chain.
GuaraníSat-2, Paraguay's second satellite and the first built entirely in the country, will be sent to the US for integration and is scheduled for launch in October, following three years of development by a predominantly young team with international cooperation.
guaranisat-2nasaAn Ecuadorian business group, formed by Novacero and Holding Swissôtel, will invest $200 million in Paraguay for a hotel complex and to transform an acquired steel distributor into an industrial unit, attracted by economic growth, investment promotion laws, and cheap energy.
novaceroholding-swissotelaceros-paraguay-s-asantiago-penaThe "Ahorrá PY" campaign, promoted by the Paraguayan Chamber of Wholesale and Retail Merchants with government support, offers discounts on more than 400 basic basket products starting this Saturday.
comamparmiguel-tolcesParaguay's National Institute of Statistics reports the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in the second quarter of 2026, but underemployment, which measures people working fewer hours than they desire, rose to 4.8%.
Private fuel distributors in Paraguay have increased prices by up to G. 800 per liter for diesel and between G. 500 and G. 600 for gasoline, citing the impossibility of maintaining previous prices in the face of high international oil market costs.
petroleos-paraguayosParaguay's capital market shows growth in bank credit, driven by consumption and services, while stock exchange trading is dominated by debt securities, with stocks representing only a small fraction.