Paraguay Defends Ties With Economic Role Model Taiwan, But “Open To Trade With China”
September 22nd, 2023
Via Bloomberg, a report on Paraguay’s economic strategies with Taiwan and China: Ties with Taipei won’t be broken, Santiago Peña said South American country open to trade with China, he added Paraguay’s leader defended his nation’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan and held up the Asian economy’s shift from agriculture to manufacturing as a model to […]
Read more »Paraguay and Titanium: Failure to Launch?
August 15th, 2023
Courtesy of Geopolitical Monitor, a look at Paraguay’s failed titanium sector: “Paraguay will become the center of global titanium production,” was the headline of a November 2010 article in the BBC. Almost a decade and a half later, titanium production in Paraguay has yet to begin. Even more, by the own admittance of the country’s authorities, […]
Read more »Paraguay Calls for Taiwan To Invest $1bn To Remain Allies
September 28th, 2022
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on Paraguay’s call for Taiwan to invest $1bn to remain allies: Paraguay’s president Mario Abdo Benítez has called on Taiwan to invest $1bn in his country to help him resist “enormous” pressure to switch diplomatic recognition to rival China. Most of Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic allies are in Latin America […]
Read more »Paraguay
September 18th, 2022
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on recent US moves that deepen worries over organized crime in Paraguay: Paraguay has long been a haven for smuggling anything from cigarettes to luxury goods. But US sanctions against two of its top politicians, alongside a surge in assassinations and narcotics-related violence, have sparked concern that organised criminal […]
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