Hey guys, Mikkel here. Momentum is a beautiful thing. Once it starts, it feeds on itself. One win creates another. One decision gives confidence to the next. To say Paraguay’s “got momentum” right now would be the understatement of the century.
The progress has become visible, measurable, and undeniable.
Growth is feeding growth.
Every new project, every piece of infrastructure, every returning multinational is adding fuel to the fire.
When one of the world’s largest companies, JBS, commits $135 million USD to establish operations here (like they just did), it’s a massive signal.
It tells every other boardroom watching that the environment checks out.
The logistics, the cost structure, the business environment…it all works.
…and once a company of that scale moves in, confidence spreads.
One big decision by a global player like this derisks the path for the next hundred.
That’s how momentum compounds.
You can already see it.
One anchor investment or business brings in its own new orbit of suppliers and auxiliary companies, which are required to keep the entire production chain moving.
That creates more demand for land, for housing, for offices, for labour.
Each new arrival adds another layer to the cycle.
The base expands, the returns multiply, and what was once a frontier becomes a full-fledged growth market.
…and here’s a very important and reassuring point: the government is moving in sync with the private sector to better attract top businesses here.
Policies are being modernized, infrastructure is being built, and entire sectors like mining (which we’ll be discussing today) are being opened to foreign capital.
It’s rare to see the private and public sectors so well aligned.
In most countries, the government slows down the process, whereas in the case of today’s Paraguay, they’re accelerating it by taking the initiative toward public works and infrastructure projects.
When profit, policy, and productivity start feeding each other, the growth becomes self-sustaining.
Every new highway or export corridor increases efficiency, which attracts more manufacturers.
More manufacturers mean more jobs, more disposable income, and more housing demand.
That’s what we’re seeing now - the momentum hasn’t just lit a spark… it’s ignited an explosion.
Momentum compounds. Growth fuels growth. Confidence multiplies confidence.
In this edition of Paraguay Potential, I’m going to explore exactly how that’s happening, from what’s being discovered beneath the earth’s surface to what’s being built above it with JBS’s entry to the market.
…and finally, I’ll be sharing this week’s Deal of the Week, where I have locked in a fast-action opportunity that’s rental-market ready and perfectly positioned to ride this growth wave via different go-to-market strategies.
Let’s get into it,
Paraguay’s Minerals Moment: The Sub-Terrain Signal
There’s something happening right below our feet.
For decades, Paraguay has been known for soy, cattle, and hydroelectric power… the traditional engines of its economy.
Now, the country is stepping into an entirely new arena: critical minerals/metals.
Lithium.
Uranium.
Rare earths.
Titanium.
Copper.
These aren’t just commodities that get traded globally; they’re the materials that power the modern world.
Paraguay, which has been largely absent from the global resource conversation, is now building the framework, the legal backbone, and the investment climate to become a legitimate player in one of the most valuable sectors on the planet.
…and the government isn’t waiting for opportunity to arrive; it’s clearing a path for it.
New laws are being drafted; a modern mining code is on the way, and a national policy is being finalized to attract private capital and guarantee investor protection.
That’s the trifecta every serious resource investor wants to see: clarity, security, and accountability.
Things are already showing promise, and the conversations happening behind the scenes tell that story.
Investors and governments from India, Finland, the UAE, the United States, and Canada have already begun gathering data, and, in some cases, negotiating access.
When you see foreign interest circling a new market, it’s a signal that due diligence has already been done and the early-stage risk is shrinking.
The Vice Minister of Mines and Energy recently said exploration is underway, and the early results are “very encouraging.”
…and here’s where the radar of savvy investors like us should start flashing, because when a country shifts its resource profile, the economic effects ripple far beyond the mines themselves.
Once exploration begins, infrastructure follows, as do further investments of all types.
Roads get paved, power grids extend, and new logistical routes are carved out.
…those infrastructure upgrades alone can transform entire regions as they open access to previously overlooked or inaccessible land, thus also dramatically increasing their value.
Then comes the next wave: service industries, supply businesses, housing, schools, and small businesses that support the incoming workforce.
Towns evolve into hubs.
Population grows, rental demand rises, and the economy diversifies.
You don’t have to dig a single ounce of lithium to profit from this cycle… you just have to be positioned before the others.
This is what I call “pre-event pricing” - the stage where valuations still reflect the old reality, while the new one is already taking shape.
Once the prospecting phase is proven and the first serious players commit, confidence compounds, leading to infrastructure projects being approved (and built) faster, secondary industries forming, and more capital rushing in.
And suddenly, for investors and institutions of all sizes, it’s not a matter of “if” anymore… it becomes a matter of “how much.”
The beauty of Paraguay’s position in the mining space is that it’s entering it with a clean slate.
It’s not bogged down by “past sweetheart deals” or political instability that plagues so many other resource-rich nations.
Instead, it has a stable, business-friendly government, low taxes, a young workforce, and incredible geographical proximity for exporting its yields.
Yes, mining takes time.
From discovery to full production can be five years on the low end.
Early-stage investors, such as those who own land or housing in logistics corridors, will most closely benefit from the appreciation curve as permitting accelerates, more capital flows in, and regional development takes shape.
…that said, I want to make it clear that even just having a position anywhere in the country while these types of projects come to life is going to mean big upsides too, just to be clear.
A rising tide lifts all ships, so to speak.
With the massive push towards robotics, electrification, renewable energy methods and advanced manufacturing, the demand for these minerals will only intensify; thus, this entry into mining is going to be long-term.
Mining companies don’t set up camp (literally and figuratively) for short-term cash grabs.
The equipment, teams and dollars required to set up an operation like this are immense, and thus, the confidence this demonstrates is INSANE.
Paraguay’s growth story isn’t just happening underground… it’s happening in plain sight.
A few weeks back, JBS Meats, the world’s largest protein producer, announced its full-scale move into Paraguay.
They are investing 135 million USD in capital, and a clear, strategic goal: to turn Paraguay into a processing site and export base for chicken (and eventually pork and beef, too).
That single decision carries enormous weight.
For context, JBS is a behemoth of an enterprise.
There are the largest meat processing company in the entire world.
THE BIGGEST.
JBS is multinational with global supply chains stretching across five continents… so to just go ahead and state the obvious for those of you who are just skimming this: they don’t make moves like this lightly.
They move deliberately, based on hard data, logistical efficiency, and only when the operating environment is stable enough to do so.
So when a company like this decides to enter a country with such a large position, it’s a major vote of confidence.
It’s a declaration that the fundamentals check out.
President Santiago Peña called the new plant “a growth engine for the country, not just a plant,” and he’s right. (Just to be clear, he said this in Spanish; however, the above is a word-for-word translation.)
He said this not just because of the fact that a new facility is being built; he said this because what this represents goes far beyond poultry processing.
It’s proof that Paraguay has evolved from an under-appreciated economy into an export-ready production base that global corporations can rely on.
In the months ahead, that single decision will attract an entire ecosystem around it.
Feed mills, cold-storage facilities, trucking and logistics companies, packaging manufacturers… to name a few.
…for context, this new facility will process 100,000 birds per day, so you can imagine the supporting industry that will pop up and be relied on every single day just to meet the demands for this one move from JBS.
Every one of them will grow because that’s how large-scale production works… it creates its own orbit.
Once an “anchor” facility arrives, everyone else rushes to secure their spot in that orbit.
Trucking companies will open an outpost nearby.
Staffing agencies will open satellite offices near the processing facility.
The supporting industries that arrive are endless.
Plus, naturally, this brings up the cost of the industrial land prices nearby, and then, there is more incentive for the infrastructure to expand to support the better flow of business.
Residential developers see new opportunities.
Shops, services, and schools follow.
Suddenly, an entire region that may have been likely recognized as “the outskirts” is redefined as a national growth corridor.
You can also think about it this way: a plant like this employs thousands.
Not all of them live nearby.
Some relocate, bringing families and creating new demand for residential developments.
Others travel in and need short-term housing.
Contractors and suppliers need offices, warehouses, and meeting space.
Logistics companies need yards and maintenance facilities.
As you may be able to see by now, things cascade fast, and the investors who can even fathom the fact that we are in the early stages of a country-wide transformation shouldn’t be content just sitting by while others scoop up the wins.
This is how real estate and industrial expansion intersect.
One catalyzes the other.
JBS’s initial investment of USD 135 million is only the beginning.
Their roadmap includes diversification into pork and beef… meaning this isn’t a “one-off” investment.
It means they have bigger plans.
The fact that they are already discussing the idea of a multi-phase expansion strategy that could multiply its impact several times over is amazing.
Layer all of this on top of the fact that Paraguay’s existing agricultural ecosystem is vast, and the future implications are even bigger.
…one can only speculate that this is going to be wonderful for existing producers in the region, especially the cattle ranchers who produce some of the world’s best beef…
Will there be a wave of acquisitions to follow that turns generations of farmers into millionaires?
Will the existing ranchers see themselves shifting more towards servicing the domestic market to meet the new demand from JBS?
Add to all this the government’s ongoing infrastructure buildout, and you start to see the full picture: Paraguay is building a complete, end-to-end export engine.
The policy, the logistics, the geography, the labour force… it’s all undergoing calculated upgrades.
When public policy and private capital move in unison like this, it creates something rare in emerging markets… predictability.
The time to position yourself in the country isn’t when the country is running at peak output…
…it’s when it’s clear that’s where the trajectory is heading.
That time is now (if you want the current entry prices, that is).
This brief window between announcement and execution means the market hasn’t yet priced in what’s coming… and that’s the best and most lucrative time to strike.
That’s “pre-confirmation investing” 101, folks - capturing the biggest upside before the rest of the rest catch up.
The truth is that a player like JBS doesn’t move alone.
…they lead the path for other businesses of all sizes.
Their return to Paraguay sends a loud, unmistakable signal to the rest of the corporate world.
Competitors, suppliers and businesses in completely different industries will take note.
…a perfect exactly of how momentum compounds; one decision cascades into dozens, then hundreds, until a once relatively modest market becomes a superpower in its own right.
If you’ve been waiting for proof that large-scale international operators are bullish on confident Paraguay’s direction and understand what the impacts are for investors of all types when this happens, you’re thinking correctly.
When you’re playing the real estate market, you don’t just buy property - you buy where the operators and infrastructure are going, and you stick close because that’s where the biggest profits land.
Momentum only matters if you can plug into it.
That’s why this week I’m bringing you something that doesn’t require waiting on construction.
What I’ve got for you guys today is finished and once furnished, it’s ready to hit the market and earn you consistent cash flow every single month without you having to so much as life a finger (my partners on the ground will take care of everything, just like they do for a ton of the families and investors I’ve helped secure properties in Paraguay).
Green Paraná 2 is a fully completed high-rise development inside Ciudad del Este’s fast-emerging 8KM district (the same corridor where my partner, Fernando, is leading the charge on what’s quickly becoming a self-contained “micro-city cluster”).
At just $105,000 USD, you can own a 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit in one of the most strategically positioned residential pockets in the entire country.
…and have it cash flowing for you immediately.
It’s a plug-and-play asset positioned right where the action is.
The 8KM District has become the gravitational core of Ciudad del Este’s next stage of growth.
This is where professionals are setting up their base, where entrepreneurs are opening offices, and where young people are choosing to live.
It’s no longer the “up-and-coming” area that people speculate about; it’s the zone where demand is already forming and spreading outward.
Every time a new project breaks ground nearby, be it a strip of retail shops, a new bridge opens, or a commercial anchor project like HUB.8 enters, the momentum compounds.
One development justifies the next; one investor’s conviction gives confidence to another; and that chain reaction drives up both land values and rental demand.
Green Paraná 2 sits right in the middle of that movement.
It benefits directly from the clustering effect that’s reshaping this entire district.
More offices mean more professionals; more professionals mean more tenants; more tenants mean better occupancy rates… and ultimately a better performing investment for you.
To put it simply, Green Paraná 2 was built for the Paraguay of today and tomorrow.
Inside Green Paraná 2, residents enjoy elevated common spaces, a pool, a solarium deck with incredible views, a gym, secure covered parking, and 24-hour monitored entry access.
Every detail was designed to deliver modern comfort while remaining efficient to maintain, the kind of low-friction asset that offshore investors should love to fit into our portfolios (an investment like this should not cost you time, nor should it command any material chunk of your mental space, which this won’t).
Two bedrooms, two baths, and a layout that maximizes usable space make it perfect for a professional couple, a small family, or the short-term rental market.
So, with that, let’s look at a couple of different strategies someone just like you could take if you were to secure this unit for 105k:
Option 1: Short-Term Rental Market Play
The unit’s size, amenities, and location make it ideal for high-end short-term rentals. With Ciudad del Este now attracting a steady flow of cross-border business travellers from Brazil and Argentina, plus domestic professionals rotating through the region’s logistics and tech sectors, this property checks every box: easy access, modern amenities, and the kind of comfort that guests demand. The demand for furnished short-term rentals in the 8KM corridor is already outpacing supply, and this unit can be positioned as a premium product at an accessible price.
Option 2: Long-Term Corporate Rental Play
For those who prefer a predictable monthly cash flow, this unit is tailor-made for professional couples or managers working nearby. Ciudad del Este’s industrial and commercial expansion is attracting a wave of skilled professionals who require stable, modern housing close to their workplaces. This is where they want to be. Tenants of this calibre value reliability over price, meaning stable occupancy and minimal churn.
Either path positions you in the right place at the right time.
Green Paraná 2 is one of the few projects in the area that’s fully delivered, beautifully finished, and ready to start generating income today.
Fernando noted to me that the influx of people into the region is so high that from Wednesday through Sunday, you’re hard-pressed to find a hotel room or Airbnb rental available in the city.
For those who’ve been watching Paraguay’s rise from the sidelines, this is your entry point.
Tangible, immediate, and backed by the same partners who’ve been at the center of every major development wave in Ciudad del Este’s transformation.
To secure this unit, send a message to Fernando at Expat@GreenParana.com.
Sure, this may be Paraguay Potential, but right now, what we’re discussing isn’t potential… it’s “Paraguay Proof”.
If you want to be THE ONE savvy investor to own this finished, rental-ready unit in the one pocket of the city where growth is measured in months and not years or decades, then I invite you to connect with Fernando immediately.
Fernando is the professional’s professional when it comes to real estate in Paraguay, and when you speak with him, this will become crystal clear to you.
Every month, the gap between “early investors” and “investors” closes a little bit more.
Infrastructure projects get completed.
Pricing adjusts.
Word spreads.
…and before long, what was once “early” becomes “expensive.”
I’ve seen this cycle play out countless times in families and among investors, and the pattern never changes: at first, people hesitate because it feels too early; then they hesitate again because it feels too late.
Don’t make that mistake.
A modest entry today positions you ahead of a flood of capital tomorrow.
But by the time the analysts, the media, and the big funds arrive, they’ll be the ones buying from you… at a premium.
Projects like Green Paraná 2 don’t often have openings - and the next time I can unlock a piece of inventory here, the price you’ll be paying will without question be higher.
If you’re serious about diversifying offshore and want your capital working inside one of the world’s most exciting (and visibly measurable) growth cycles, my advice to you in move now.
Fernando is standing by at Expat@GreenParana.com to guide you from A through Z so you can get a piece of what’s happening here in Paraguay without breaking a sweat.
This is an incredibly rare opportunity before you, and as the astute reader you are, I trust you are not taking it lightly.
This is your chance to align with the incredible growth trajectory in Paraguay while it’s still unfolding.
Reach out and grab it right now at Expat@GreenParana.com.
Speak soon,
Mikkel