# Paraguay Returns Bank Savings Within 24 Hours

> Paraguay aims to pay 121 million guaranis to Ueno Bank customers within 24 hours.
- Title: Paraguay Returns Bank Savings Within 24 Hours · MercoPress
- Summary: Paraguay aims to pay 121 million guaranis to Ueno Bank customers within 24 hours.
- Keywords: paraguay senate, ueno bank, central bank, deposit guarantee, paraguay, guaranis, MercoPress
- Source: MercoPress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/11/05/paraguay-seeks-to-return-part-of-the-savings-frozen-at-ueno-bank-within-24-hours
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## Paraguay Senate Passes Deposit Law
Paraguay's Senate approved a deposit guarantee law allowing customers of Ueno Bank to receive up to 121 million guaranis within 24 hours.
## Ueno Bank Taken Over
The Central Bank took over Ueno Bank after its solvency ratio fell to 5.56% against a minimum of 12%.
## Payment Terms for Depositors
Customers with loans will have only overdue instalments deducted, not their entire debt.
## Government Response
President Santiago Peña canceled his attendance at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid.

> The priority of the government of Paraguay is and will be to protect with all our strength the fruit of that effort and to provide concrete, rapid and responsible answers
## Key takeaway

Paraguay's Senate approved a law allowing customers of Ueno Bank to receive up to 121 million guaranis within 24 hours after the bank was taken over.