The hit of the global economic crisis coupled with the harsh and extended drought has transformed the once-vulnerable Paraguay, with its rich agricultural industry and extensive hydro-electricity resources, into an attraction for foreign investors
Canadian entrepreneurs and investors Neal De Florio and Daniel Wang, Principals of Monarca Capital, are smitten with Paraguays stable economy, high incentives, low taxes and abundance of water, extensive arable land and clean electricity, oil and gas. The strategic geographic location of Paraguay, nicknamed the Heart of South America is at the heart of the highest income region of the continent, which accounts for almost 50% of South America`s GDP, say the investors.
Wang and De Florio are in for the long run. They have worked diligently to identify a number of investment opportunities in Paraguay in the banking, agricultural, real estate ,and infrastructure sectors. De Florio says, Our first priority is to find the right partners in Paraguay, then we focus on the opportunities that are available to us in each of the specific sectors we have earmarked. Doing business with honest and ethical people is paramount to long-term success in foreign markets.