WORLD · BUSINESS · NOV 5, 1:49 PM ET
Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse
Reported by 33 outlets in the past day, including BBC, Euronews, NPR.
1What happened
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him. BBC ↗
2What’s next
Vice President Pedro Alliana will take office, while millions of Paraguayans wait to recover their deposits. Euronews ↗
3Also reported
Santiago Peña resigned as president of Paraguay amid the Ueno Bank crisis and was later impeached over an alleged conflict of interest. Euronews ↗
Sources
- Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse ↗BBC
- Paraguayan president resigns amid bank collapse leaving 3M people without access to bank accounts ↗Euronews
- Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse ↗NPR
- Paraguay President Pena resigns in wake of bank collapse ↗Al Jazeera
- Paraguay’s President Pena resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse ↗South China Morning Post
- Paraguay's President Pena resigns amid digital banking crisis ↗Daily Sabah
- Paraguay: President Pena resigns amid bank crisis ↗DW
- Ueno Bank collapse in Paraguay prompts President Santiago Peña to resign ↗Euronews