The Diplomat
The president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, received this past Monday a delegation of Ibero-American businessmen interested in investment projects in the country, led by the president of the Business Council Alliance for Ibero-America (CEAPI) Núria Vilanova.
The meeting continued the meetings that President Peña held last February, during his visit to Spain, in which he met with local authorities and businessmen, as highlighted by the Paraguayan Presidency on his website.
During the meeting, Peña highlighted the work of his Government to facilitate investment and growth conditions in his country and Núria Vilanova declared, in a press conference, that “in Paraguay you not only have, you must invest”, because “It is in the sights of many businessmen, it is a stable country, it has notable economic growth and a currency that has not lost zeros, and that is not seen anywhere.”
Vilanova also recalled that there are many new markets interested in investing in Paraguay, such as the Middle East, India and other countries. “This country has everything: water, energy, the capacity to produce food, people willing to work, a privileged geographical location,” she highlighted. “Paraguay transmits confidence, stability, today the world needs Paraguay,” she stressed.
Furthermore, the president of CEAPI highlighted the “great work” of the Paraguayan Government, “which has dedicated itself to making this country a point of reception and job creation, which in the end is what helps us take advantage of the opportunities that transform the countries, reaching all levels of the population.”
After the meeting with President Peña, as reported by the Council in a press release, the delegation of businessmen, together with CEAPI partners, held working meetings with the vice minister of REDIEX (Investment and Export Network), Rodrigo Maluff.
Subsequently, they participated in a lunch at the Integration House of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America along with other personalities of the Paraguayan Government, such as the Chancellor, Rubén Ramírez and the Ministers of Technology, Industry and Commerce, Economy and Labor, among others. . Finally, together with the vice president of ONCE, Alberto Durán, they attended the Institutional Ceremony of the 25th Anniversary of the ONCE Foundation in Latin America (FOAL).
