AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoTrade Talks: The Philippines says it plans to wrap up four free-trade agreements this year and is now studying a deal with Paraguay after President Santiago Peña Palacios’s visit—Paraguay wants to sell beef, pork and chicken to the Philippine market. Health Diplomacy: At the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Taiwan’s allies again pushed for observer status, but the proposal was rejected, with China citing the “one China” principle. Climate & Public Health: A new WMO report warns extreme heat, floods and drought are intensifying across Latin America and the Caribbean, with heat increasingly threatening health and straining healthcare systems. Regional Pressure on Food Safety: An EU update keeps Paraguay in the authorized list for animal-product exports, while signaling a “warning shot” to Brazil over compliance timelines. Bolivia Unrest Spillover: As Bolivia’s protests and road blockades disrupt medicine and fuel, Paraguay and other neighbors backed the government and condemned violence.
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