Banking Crisis: Paraguay Begins to Refund Funds to Affected Savers

The Central Bank of Paraguay has started to refund their funds, in the form of advances, to savers affected by the banking crisis in Paraguay, which has led to a political crisis culminating in the impeachment trial of President Santiago Peña, sources from the banking sector reported on Friday.

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Banking Crisis: Paraguay Begins to Refund Funds to Affected Savers

Des personnes font la queue devant une agence de la Banco Familiar, dans l'espoir de pouvoir retirer leurs économies ou leurs fonds, au lendemain de l'intervention de la banque Ueno par la Banque centrale du Paraguay, à Asuncion, le 4 novembre 2026.

The Central Bank of Paraguay has started to refund their funds, in the form of advances, to savers affected by the banking crisis in Paraguay, which has led to a political crisis culminating in the impeachment trial of President Santiago Peña, sources from the banking sector reported on Friday.<\/p>

"The process of disbursing guarantee advances to depositors of Ueno Bank began on Thursday," José Maciel, administrative director of the Deposit Guarantee Fund of the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP), told AFP on Friday.<\/p>