End of preview - This article contains approximately 161 words.
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Choose from one of the following options
Back
LatinNews Daily - 15 December 2025
In brief: Paraguay’s central bank raises growth forecast
*Paraguay’s central bank (BCP) has revised up its GDP growth forecast for this year to 6.0%, up from a previous forecast of 5.3% in October. The BCP’s president, Carlos Carvallo, presented the bank’s assessment of economic performance in 2025 and macroeconomic projections for 2026 during a conference session. According to the latest forecasts, the economy will also grow by 4.2% in 2026, when inflation is expected to converge to the BCP’s 3.5% target. Inflation is forecast to end 2025 at 3.6%. During his presentation, Carvallo said that the upward revision of GDP for 2025 “confirms the strength and resilience of the Paraguayan economy in the face of global uncertainty”, highlighting the contribution of all sectors of the economy. By 2026, he said that Paraguay would “once again be among the fastest-growing economies in the region”, highlighting the expected strong performance of the services, manufacturing, and construction sectors, as well as “more dynamic and diversified domestic demand”.
- CHILE: Kast wins emphatic victory
- COLOMBIA: Leading Clan del Golfo member arrested in Ecuador
- In brief: Peru’s trade surplus up in October
- BRAZIL: US lifts sanctions targeting judge in Bolsonaro case
- In brief: Brazil’s services sector grows in October
- GUATEMALA: State of prevention decreed in two municipalities
- In brief: Remittances rise to Dominican Republic
- MEXICO: Agreement reached with US over water treaty
- In brief: Mexico sees monthly rise, annual drop in industrial production
- In brief: Paraguay’s central bank raises growth forecast
- US slaps new tariffs on Nicaragua