Paraguay's President Santiago Pena speaks into a microphone at a press conference podium
Santiago Peña speaks in Asunción, Paraguay, on 3 March 2025. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance/Alamy
Santiago Peña speaks in Asunción, Paraguay, on 3 March 2025. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance/Alamy
Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis

Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse

Paraguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on Thursday after a political and financial crisis collapsed the South American country’s banking system in recent days.