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President van Paraguay stapt op na bankencrisis, miljoenen Paraguayanen getroffen

VRT NWS5 November 2026, 17:20 UTCParaguay

In Paraguay is president Santiago Peña opgestapt na een grote bankencrisis in het land. Eerder deze week nam de centrale bank controle over de digitale bank 'ueno'. Ongeveer de helft van de Paraguayaanse bevolking kan daardoor niet aan het eigen geld geraken. De oppositie startte een afzettingsprocedure. Peña besliste vandaag zelf om op te stappen.

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