Türkiye has authorized eight Paraguayan slaughterhouses to export boneless beef after assessing the country’s veterinary inspection system, while the state-owned Et ve Süt Kurumu expressed interest in initially importing up to 300 tons.
Medios del Estado
https://mediosdelestado.gov.py/Paraguayan specialist doctors withdrew their resignations and suspended participation in the September 21 and 22 strike after reaching an agreement with the Ministry of Health, which provides for negotiations on differentiated salaries for high-complexity fields, still subject to budgetary and legislative approval.
Expo Madera 2026 brings together 17 countries in Luque through Saturday, September 12, to promote Paraguay’s forest industrialization. Sector exports reached US$101 million in 2025 and totaled US$59.9 million in the first seven months of 2026.
The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) seized 62.6 grams of cocaine base, equivalent to more than 420 doses of crack, and detained a 24-year-old woman during an operation at a residence in Remansito, Villa Hayes, identified as a possible site of small-scale drug dealing.
Paraguay recorded one of the weakest Latin American performances in PISA 2025, with declines in reading, science and mathematics, while Hermenegildo Cohene Velázquez was appointed to chair the National Council of Higher Education, replacing Luis Fernando Ramírez.
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce launched MIC MAP, a platform that integrates territorial, productive, logistics, energy, social and trade data from across Paraguay to guide public policy, investment and productive planning.
According to the organizers, the 3rd Taiwan–Paraguay Technology Forum, scheduled for September 11 and 12 at the Central Bank of Paraguay in Asunción, will bring together experts to discuss applications of artificial intelligence in areas including industry, agriculture, health, energy, logistics, finance, cybersecurity and digital government, with free admission upon prior registration.
Paraguay’s manufacturing industry has grown and is seeking long-term credit, stable energy, training and technology to expand investment, jobs and exports.
Paraguay’s Congress has begun reviewing the 2027 General National Budget, estimated at G. 166.3 trillion and listing health care among its priorities, while the Senate prepares requests for information from the Central Bank about Ueno Bank and lawmakers negotiate doctors’ salary demands.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance transferred more than G. 2.33 trillion to Paraguayan departments and municipalities during the first eight months of 2026. A spreadsheet lists no transfers for Asunción and five other municipalities, but does not itself detail the individual reason in each case.
In Brussels, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano advocated expanding cooperation between Paraguay and the European Union into a strategic partnership covering security, the fight against organized crime, investment and development, with the Mercosur–EU agreement as a foundation, according to the position he presented.