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Paraguay President Santiago Peña Resigns Amid Ueno Bank Collapse and Impeachment Vote

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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation in a social-media video after the collapse of Ueno Bank, a digital bank linked to him, and said Vice President Pedro Alliana would succeed him for the remainder of his term once Congress accepts the resignation. Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies had voted to support an impeachment trial against Peña. The Paraguayan Central Bank placed Ueno Bank into liquidation after finding its solvency ratio below half the regulatory minimum, freezing all operations and leaving millions of customers unable to withdraw funds. Peña said he had committed no wrongdoing.

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  1. CointelegraphSelectedFact occurrence time unverifiedSource report revised
    Paraguayan President Resigns Amid Ueno Digital Bank Collapse

    Report first recorded Nov 6, 01:57

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned Thursday amid a political crisis triggered by the collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank, which left millions of customers unable to access funds. The central bank began resolution proceedings after the bank's solvency ratio fell below half the regulatory minimum. USDt traded at about a 13% premium on Bybit's Paraguay-facing P2P marketplace. Peña denied wrongdoing, and Vice President Pedro Alliana is set to succeed him if Congress accepts the resignation.

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    Paraguay President Santiago Peña Resigns After Ueno Bank Collapse Triggers Impeachment Move

    Report first recorded Nov 6, 01:09

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced his resignation in a social media video and apologized to the people for any failures. The resignation follows the insolvency of Ueno Bank, which is linked to him and has frozen all operations, triggering a political crisis; Paraguay's lower house of Congress has voted to pursue an impeachment trial against him. BBC labels this a breaking news story still being updated.

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