# Paraguay's president resigns amid Ueno bank crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/131042

- DW, 2026-11-05 16:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/paraguay-s-president-santiago-pena-resigns-amid-a-bank-crisis-that-froze-millions-of-customers-accounts-and-sparked-protests/a-79868484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Santiago Pena resigned as Paraguay's president amid pressure over his ties to collapsed digital lender Ueno. The bank's frozen accounts have left about 2.94 million customers without access to their money, with pension and health care funds also affected. Lawmakers had been considering his impeachment.

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