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National Road Day: Paraguay’s Network Exceeds 78,000 Km, With 84% Unpaved

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Paraguay’s national road network currently spans 78,795 kilometres, according to an updated inventory from June 2026. However, only 12,912 kilometres of this total feature paved or improved surfaces, including asphalt concrete, surface treatments, cobblestones, stone paving, and gravel. Paraguay’s Ministry...

Paraguay’s New Guaraní Banknotes Presented: When And What Will Change?

Asunción University District Eyes US$200M Investment And 5,000 Foreign Students

Historic Saint Michael’s Sword To Visit Paraguay For The First Time

Paraguay’s National Food Drive Aims To Collect 40 Tonnes Of Food

Paraguay Breaks 74-Year Temperature Record Across More Than A Dozen Localities

Paraguay Municipal Elections 2026: What You Can And Cannot Do On Election Weekend

Paraguayan Horror Film La Sombra Releases Trailer Ahead Of October 2026 Premiere

Students Recreate Asunción’s Historic Centre In Minecraft: Registration Open

National Library Of Paraguay Marks 139 Years Of Preserving National Memory

Economy

Paraguay Stays BB+ At Fitch, Positive Outlook; Seven Hurdles To Investment Grade

Paraguay has moved to within one notch of investment grade, the top tier international agencies reserve for the safest borrowers. Fitch Ratings affirmed the country’s sovereign credit rating at BB+ with a positive outlook. The agency cited strong economic growth, low public debt and prudent fiscal management. Its review also...

Paraguay Enters Q4 2026 On The Back Of South America’s Fastest First-Half Growth

Paraguay’s Central Bank Launches Fully Digital Savings Certificates

Paraguayan Development Agency Announces Record 500% Growth In Industrial Loans

Paraguay’s Biscuit Market Reaches US$107 Million As Sweet Varieties Lead Sales

Paraguayan Manufacturing Grows 26% As Country Courts Major New Investments

Business

Hotel Investment In Paraguay Heads Inland As Global Chains Look Beyond Asunción

Days Inn, part of global group Wyndham, plans eight to ten hotels outside Asunción, with market studies due around mid-2027. Other operators, including Minor Hotels and Meliá, are also weighing projects, according to the Hotel Industry Association of Paraguay (AIHPY). Days Inn’s representative in the region cites a shortage of...

Digital Payments Now Account For Over 80% Of Service Transactions In Paraguay

Real Estate, Trade And Telecoms Fuel New Foreign Investment Wave In Paraguay

Ask The Experts At The Asunción Times’ Investing In Paraguay Forum #3

Paraguay To Host 16th Customer Experience And Innovation Congress

Paraguay Targets Türkiye And Azerbaijan For Yerba Mate Market Expansion

Technology

What Would Happen If Paraguay Lost The Internet For 24 Hours?

It is seven in the morning and the phone will not load. WhatsApp sits frozen on a single grey tick. The banking app refuses to open, the delivery driver cannot confirm the order, and the supermarket till rejects a QR code that normally takes two seconds to scan. Nothing has...

The Promise And Pitfalls Of Paraguay’s Push Toward An Electric Vehicle Economy

Paraguay Moves To Pioneer Autonomous Aerial Spraying With New AI Initiative

Third Taiwan-Paraguay Technology Forum To Focus On Artificial Intelligence

Paraguay Gears Up For Second Accelerating Bitcoin Conference In Asunción

Paraguay’s Health Ministry Launched Digital QRSAF Platform For Citizen Feedback

Science

Record Turnout As Paraguay Science Festival Draws Over 1,600 Participants

International Science Festival Transforms Paraguay Into An Open-Air Laboratory

Freshwater Jellyfish Recorded In Paraguay For The First Time

New Campaign To Strengthen Public Connection To Paraguay’s Natural Protected Areas

Health

Paraguay Inaugurates Its First Robotic Surgery Training Centre

Paraguay has inaugurated the “CER Training Center”, its first Robotic Surgery Training Centre at the Health Sciences Campus of Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Asunción. The new facility will train specialist surgeons in robotic-assisted procedures through theoretical, simulated and practical instruction. The initiative seeks to strengthen Paraguay’s...

Record HIV Testing In Paraguay As 91% Of New Patients Start Care Within 14 Days

Paraguay’s Bone Marrow Donor Registration Drive to Offer New Hope

Renaci Foundation: On A Mission To Transform Childhood Cancer Care In Paraguay

Paraguay Launches SINATPy Platform To Streamline Organ Transplant System

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Words And Sound Festival 2026 Draws Crowds Despite Stormy Ending In Asunción

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Music and literature shared the stage of Words And Sound Festival 2026 at Asunción’s Port Cultural Centre. The second edition brought together writers, musicians and artists through workshops, talks, book and vinyl fairs, and live performances. Despite a storm hitting Asunción towards the end of the event, the festival continued...