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Cartes pledges motivation and support for those who help create wealth and jobs
President Horacio Cartes said on Friday he wanted “a reliable and serious Paraguay, full of self esteem” taking advantage of the good economic times and pledged motivation and support for all those who help generate wealth and jobs for the country. However he also admitted that Paraguay has serious failings, “but problems are challenges and opportunities”. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSounds like someone who has a lot of common sense. Hats off to him. Will our old bumbling Pepe listen?
Oct 26th, 2013 - 03:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0A lot of important people must now help these people to hold things together. To help bring Paraguay and its people to the centre of Mercosur, and to help Mercosur achieve all that is possible within this South American - European trading alliance.
Oct 26th, 2013 - 08:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Over thirty great nations of the world have a serious vested interest to make this happen.
Do not allow the nay-sayers to hold sway - this is altogether too important.
Can Argentina hire him to run this country??
Oct 27th, 2013 - 12:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hope he gets some backing on his plans.
Hahaha Klingon!
Oct 27th, 2013 - 11:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0If not, he'll just have to settle with what's back on his planes...
“But Cartes also admitted some of the failings of his country: “Yes we have deforested the country and now we need to reforest, eleven million hectares” - so why has Cartes just passed a decree condemned by all environmental NGOs that no longer requires any environmental license for land use changes on properties below 500 hectares -in other words an 'open door' to deforestation?
Oct 27th, 2013 - 12:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What is the good thing that commercial union between Mercosur and the EU will bring us?
Oct 27th, 2013 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As much as I try, I can not find.
“when flying into Uruguay “I saw those white wind mills on your hills and may I remind you, the many Uruguayan cattle farmers who have land in Chaco that winds there are quite steady, 40,50, 70 kilometers so hopefully in five, eight years when these wind mills are cheaper, we'll also see then in the north of Paraguay”.”
Oct 27th, 2013 - 07:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not if you bother to look at the facts regarding windmills you wont.
For the FIRST time in 2 and a half years when out riding my motorbike I saw ALL the windmills on Ruta 12, north of El Eden, WORKING!
What a red letter day for the “greenies”. I bet most of them have never seen the like.
Technologie.
Oct 27th, 2013 - 09:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0With a super abundance of cheap hydro power why does Paraguay need windmills?
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