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3. Investing: Paraguay

Argentina. For full detail on Argentina, go to The Argentine Thread.

Investing in Paraguay: the national treatment and free exchange guarantees of the 1991 investment law, the capital goods incentive regime that replaced Ley 60/90 in September 2025, income tax stability contracts, the maquila and free zone regimes, and the limits on rural land near the borders, each tied to the official text. For the Argentine side of trade, FX or tax questions see The Argentine Thread guide.

Investor view. No screening, free capital movement, a 10 percent corporate tax and a refreshed incentive law with a ten year dividend tax holiday for large projects make Paraguay one of the most open and predictable places in the region to put long term capital to work.

Investing in Paraguay: the foreign investment regime and the main incentive lawsParaguay has no foreign investment screening: Ley 117/91 gives foreign investors national treatment, needs no prior authorization and guarantees free movement of capital, dividends, interest and royal