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Paraguay special report 2020

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March 22, 2020

Moving forward with energy

“It was a perfect storm,” says Benigno López, Paraguay’s minister of finance, of last year’s economic headwinds. A drought, then flood, combination hit production in the agricultural and protein sectors – still two of the most important sectors for the country’s economy, despite a drive for industrial diversification.

March 22, 2020

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Building institutional strength

‘Werking’ is a very modern mixture of working space and café, taking up a large expanse of the ground floor of Asunción’s Paseo La Galeria towers complex – the Paraguayan capital’s emerging financial centre.

March 22, 2020

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Constructing diversification

As October 2019 was nearing its end, the focus for Argentina – and for many international investors interested in the region – was on the final head-to-head presidential election, scheduled for Sunday October 27.

March 22, 2020

Paraguay now for the hard part

Paraguay has achieved a lot in the last decade. A raft of laws to underpin the management of its economy – such as inflation targeting and the fiscal responsibility law – created a stable macro-economic environment just before the commodities bust that sent other economies in the region into a downward fiscal spin.

March 22, 2020

Coronavirus returns to bite China again

While the West is consumed by its own mounting panic, it is easy to forget that China, where coronavirus began, is still in all sorts of trouble: growth rates are tumbling and stimulus is a certainty. Now Covid-19 is making landfall in southeast Asia.

Elliot Wilson, March 20, 2020

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CABEI a stronger regional player making a bigger impact

Achieving the best credit ratings in Latin America, issuing its first green bond, approving its most important project and welcoming a high-quality new member, 2019 was some year for the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). The Honduras-headquartered bank will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year in stronger shape than ever.

March 20, 2020

CAPITAL MARKETS

The coronavirus crash: will ‘whatever it takes’ work?

A blizzard of monetary and fiscal policy announcements finally began to calm market nerves this week; but bankers and analysts are struggling to figure out what more might be needed – and just what kind of crisis this is.

Mark Baker, March 20, 2020

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Banco Basa takes the lead through innovation

Paraguay’s positive growth and credit metrics create a compelling investment story and Banco Basa is leading the country’s financial evolution – for the benefit of both domestic and international investors, says president Fernando Paciello.

March 19, 2020

CAPITAL MARKETS

In a financial markets panic, investors may find the answer in strong drink

Digital asset manager Wave Financial may have found just the right moment to launch its whiskey fund.

Peter Lee, March 19, 2020

Will Kenya's oil price boost be lost to the coronavirus pandemic?

The fall in the oil price will benefit oil-importing countries such as Kenya, but the benefits may be lost because of the African continent's over-reliance on trade with China.

Kanika Saigal, March 19, 2020

CAPITAL MARKETS

Should Buffett buy Bloomberg?

Warren Buffett can take his pick from public companies with beaten down stock prices at the moment, but he may be interested in buying privately held Bloomberg.

Jon Macaskill, March 19, 2020

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