Articles and analysis
Paraguay Business
Economy, companies, strategic sectors and useful information to get to know and understand the Paraguayan market.
Qualitative analysis, with no promises of returns and no unverifiable figures.
Four sectors where Paraguay has something to offer
Sectors do not behave alike. This is a qualitative reading of the four areas where Paraguay has concrete conditions, and of the limits of each.
From Italy to Paraguay: how to prepare a serious entry
An internationalisation path towards Paraguay has a fairly predictable sequence. Skipping stages does not speed it up: it moves the cost further down the line.
How business works in Paraguay: seven differences to know first
The most expensive part of a project in Paraguay is almost never technical. It is the time lost because nobody explained how professional relationships actually work.
The Paraguayan family firm, your real counterpart
Concentrated ownership, broad diversification, a long horizon and no obligation to answer quickly: how to build a relationship with a Paraguayan family firm.
Trade fairs and professional events in Paraguay: how to actually use them
A trade fair in Paraguay is not a sales channel: it is a way to compress six months of relationship building into three days. Provided you arrive prepared.
Understanding Paraguay’s economy in five coordinates
Before any assessment, it helps to fix the structural coordinates of Paraguay’s economy: there are few of them, they are stable, and they explain most local business decisions.