Paraguay’s National Secretariat of Culture (SNC) has officially declared traditional Paraguayan cocido a part of the nation’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. This recognition honours the knowledge, techniques, and practices related to the preparation and consumption of the popular cocido drink, which...


Economy
Paraguay’s home-loan portfolio has doubled in four years to ₲10.87 trillion (about US$1.84 billion), yet most young adults in Greater Asunción still cannot afford a first home. The Central Bank of Paraguay(BCP) reported that the banking system’s housing portfolio stood at that level at the end of August 2026, up...


Business

Paraguay is drawing fresh attention from Wall Street. Facundo Gómez Minujín, the JPMorgan chief executive for the Southern Cone, stated the country’s stability and small state are winning over investors. He leads the American bank’s business across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. Gómez Minujín made the comments to Bloomberg Línea...

Technology
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...

Science

Health
Paraguay has made a significant leap in childhood vaccination, now ranking second among countries in the region for protecting infants during their first year of life. According to officials, a sustained strengthening of the national vaccination programme has enabled the country to climb from tenth to second place in the...

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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...















































































