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The border town of Nanawa in Paraguay, once bustling with shoppers seeking cheap Argentine imports, has turned into a ghost town due to soaring inflation and currency devaluation in Argentina. Local shopkeepers report drastic sales drops as prices for goods, including beef and daily necessities, have surged dramatically.

Paraguayan shoppers used to flock in their droves to the border town of Nanawa to buy cheap imports from Argentina, where the weak peso currency for years kept relative prices low for fuel, medicine... -May 27, 2024 at 07:00 am EDT - MarketScreener

Paraguayan shoppers used to flock in their droves to the border town of Nanawa to buy cheap imports from Argentina, where the weak peso currency for years kept relative prices low for fuel, medicine and groceries smuggled in across the frontier.

A woman has wowed food fans with her 'awesome' trick to create giant, fluffy Yorkshire puddings. Her brother didn't believe it would work until seeing the size of the roast dinner staple

Princess Anne favours an unusual breakfast choice that is not for the faint-hearted.

According to a study from the governments Uruguay XXI Institute released Thursday in Montevideo, the South American countrys exports of soybeans, beef, live cattle, and cellulose drove the total sales abroad to a 27% growth in April from last years figures during the same month and a 5% increase in the first third of 2024.

UPM-Kymmene Corporation        Stock Exchange Release         25 April 2024 at 09:05 EEST UPM Interim Report Q1 2024:A positive start to the year, growth investments...

Getting a 'Deliveroo by canoe' for Lu Heikell proves once again the lack of truth in the old myth that sailors exist solely on tinned food

Uruguayan reporter Jorge Bonica, who achieved notoriety in his country for continuous allegations against leading political figures and even tried his luck with the Basta Ya political party allegedly targeting corruption, Friday filed a criminal complaint against President Luis Lacalle Pou for smuggling and influence peddling. The head of state was said to have allowed the entry of Argentine goods into the country.

When new, the 120Y-series Datsun Sunny always seemed to stand out from the ranks of Ford Escorts and Hillman Avengers. There were those quasi-American looks, while no other car featured hubcaps resembling a Fray Bentos pie tin. But Kully Dhada’s 1977 GLS is a reminder of the Datsuns that prompted the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders to approach the Government for protection against imported vehicles.