IBOV 206,911.89 ▲ 7.70% IPSA 11,124.65 ▲ 1.91% IPC MEX 64,531.68 ▲ 1.10% MERVAL 2,869,488 ▲ 3.68% COLCAP 2,582.65 ▲ 2.69% BVL PERÚ 59,860.04 ▲ 0.60% USD/BRL4.99▼ 4.25% USD/MXN18.05▼ 0.64% USD/CLP970.78▼ 1.99% USD/COP3,203▼ 1.57% USD/PEN3.44▲ 0.25% USD/ARS1,520▼ 0.32% USD/UYU40.34▼ 0.30% USD/PYG5,844▲ 0.40% USD/BOB11.95▲ 0.17% USD/DOP60.17▲ 0.45% USD/CRC455.71▼ 0.15% USD/GTQ7.63▼ 0.09% USD/HNL26.86▼ 0.01% USD/NIO36.62— 0.00% USD/VES869.19▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.68▼ 0.14% EUR/BRL5.60▼ 4.79% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 206,911.89 ▲ 7.70% IPSA 11,124.65 ▲ 1.91% IPC MEX 64,531.68 ▲ 1.10% MERVAL 2,869,488 ▲ 3.68% COLCAP 2,582.65 ▲ 2.69% BVL PERÚ 59,860.04 ▲ 0.60% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Paraguay and Dominican Republic seek greater connectivity

By · May 24, 2023 · 1 min read

By Jesús Fernández

Sofía Montiel de Afara, Paraguay’s Minister of Tourism, met with her Dominican counterpart, David Collado, during the 118th meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Paraguayan and Dominican Republic authorities have started conversations about the possibility of connecting Asunción and Punta Cana by AraJet airlines
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Montiel also met with Arajet officials and the Vice Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic to establish future actions and advance in the processes required to establish the direct air route between Punta Cana and Asunción.

Arajet acknowledged its interest in operating with Paraguay, stressing the importance of a strategic alliance with the Dominican Ministry of Tourism, the Paraguayan Senatur, and the National Directorate of Civil Aeronautics to articulate the exchange of the tourist offer of the two countries.

With information from América Retail

News Paraguay, English news Paraguay, Paraguayan tourism, Arajet

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