Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse
Headline from BBC News · First reported Nov 5, 8:21 AM ET () · Updated Nov 5, 1:30 PM ET · 8 sources, 8 articles
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The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.
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Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse
Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.
Paraguay President Pena resigns in wake of bank collapse
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Paraguay’s President Pena resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena resigned on Thursday as calls for his removal swelled following the collapse of digital lender Ueno that left millions of customers unable to access their accounts. “I do so with the stability of our country, social peace, and the need to preserve our…
Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns following bank collapse
Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns following bank collapse
Ueno Bank collapse in Paraguay prompts President Santiago Peña to resign
The accounting black hole at Ueno Bank wipes out public funds, leaves thousands without access to their deposits and drives Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years.
