The Fastest-Growing Economy in Latin America Nobody Is Talking About | Asunción, Paraguay

Paraguay doesn't always make the headlines. But the entrepreneurs, investors, and officials building here have noticed something the rest of the world hasn't caught up to yet. The fastest-growing economy in Latin America runs almost entirely on clean energy, operates on one of the lowest tax structures in the region, sits at the geographic heart of Mercosur, and is actively positioning itself as a manufacturing and distribution base for all of South America. I spent several days in Asunción meeting the people making it happen from the inside. This is what I found. In this episode: 1. Eduardo Gastale, Vice Minister at REDIEX — Paraguay's investment and export promotion agency breaks down the macroeconomic strategy, the Maquila regime, and why being landlocked next to Brazil is actually an advantage 2. Alejandro Carrizosa, Co-Founder of Hydrate — how he and his co-founders built a 70-person export brand from Asunción with distribution hubs on two continents 3. Norman Forster, Commercial Manager at MAYN Legal — a practical breakdown of entity formation (SA vs. EAS), employment law, the 13th month salary, and the territorial tax system 4. Bruno De Felipe, Co-Founder of Loffice — the man who helped build Paraguay's entrepreneurial ecosystem from scratch, including the law that made fast company formation possible 5. Vanesa Cañete, Managing Director of Willdom Paraguay & President of the Software Industry Chamber — what Paraguay's tech workforce is actually building and what makes it different 6. Florian West, Founder of BilingualJobs.io — a Swiss founder who came to Paraguay for a visit and stayed two and a half years. The honest take on what works and what doesn't as a foreign builder here 7. Dr. Martin Burt, Founder of Fundación Paraguay — former Mayor of Asunción and creator of the Poverty Stoplight, now active in 62 countries across 1,000+ organizations Thinking about expanding your business into emerging markets? Futur Global works with founders and companies ready to hire globally, enter new markets, and build international operations. Contact us here: 🌎 www.gofuturglobal.com Subscribe for more Market Spotlights. Nine episodes are already in production across the world's most exciting emerging markets. #Paraguay #Asuncion #MarketSpotlight #BorderlessFounder #EmergingMarkets #LatinAmerica #GlobalBusiness #Entrepreneurship #FuturGlobal #Mercosur