Indicadores Financieros - Abril 2026

In April 2026, the outstanding balance of loans from the banking and financial sector to the private sector expanded by 15.35% year-on-year, driven by growth in loans in local currency (LCP) of 12.50% and in foreign currency (FC) of 21.60%. Meanwhile, the total balance of private sector deposits in banks and finance companies grew by 17.60% year-on-year, fueled by increases in deposits in LCP of 16.57% and in FC of 19.30%. The weighted average lending rate in LCP for the banking and finance company system stood at 16.00%, reflecting a monthly decrease of 0.40 percentage points (pp) and a year-on-year increase of 1.63 pp. The deposit rate reached 6.22%, decreasing by 0.63 percentage points compared to the previous month, but increasing by 1.07 percentage points year-on-year. The weighted average lending rate in foreign currency for banks and financial institutions reached 7.84% in April 2026, representing a monthly decrease of 0.15 percentage points and a year-on-year decrease of 0.05 percentage points. The deposit rate, meanwhile, stood at 3.77%, registering a monthly reduction of 0.38 percentage points and a year-on-year decrease of 0.01 percentage points. Regarding monetary policy decisions, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Paraguay decided, at its meeting on May 22, to maintain the monetary policy rate (MPR) at 5.50% per annum. In the United States, the Federal Reserve Committee (Fed), at its last meeting in April, decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.50%–3.75% annually. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank, at its last meeting, also in April 2026, kept official interest rates unchanged. Thus, the deposit facility rate remains at 2.00%, the main refinancing operations rate at 2.15%, and the marginal lending facility rate at 2.40%. In the region, the Central Bank of Brazil, at its last meeting in April, reduced its monetary policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, setting it at 14.50%. The central banks of Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Uruguay, for their part, kept their rates unchanged. Thus, their monetary policy rates stood at 14.50%, 4.50%, 11.25%, 4.25%, and 5.75%, respectively. More information: https://www.bcp.gov.py/web/institucio...