Paraguay's Economy Ministry Pays US$2 Million to State Suppliers
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Paraguay's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) paid US$2 million to state suppliers and creditors.
- The payments were made to honor commitments related to resource transfer requests submitted earlier in the week.
- The MEF continues to process resource transfers consistently based on the submission date of requests from public institutions.
Paraguay's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has disbursed approximately US$2 million to state suppliers and creditors, fulfilling commitments from earlier in the week. The Directorate General of the Public Treasury (DGTP) confirmed the payment of G. 12.258 million (US$2 million) on Thursday, aimed at honoring Resource Transfer Requests (STRs) submitted between Tuesday and Wednesday of the same week.
These payments include G. 30 million from Source 10 and G. 12.228 million from Source 30. This amount adds to the US$4.6 million disbursed at the beginning of the week. The beneficiaries of these payments are suppliers from the Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security, as well as the Ministry of Economy itself.
The MEF emphasized its sustained commitment to processing resource transfers. The ministry stated that the Public Treasury consistently manages these transfers according to the order in which institutions submit their STRs. A detailed payment calendar is available on the ministry's official website under "Citizen Consultation - Payment Calendar - Payment to Suppliers," and also accessible through the "Online Services" portal.
Further information regarding these payments can also be found on the website of the Directorate General of Public Procurement, within the Public Procurement section and the Payments submenu, under the MEF's corresponding calendar.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.