President of Paraguay resigns amid crisis over collapse of digital bank | CNN
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned from office this Thursday after Ueno Bank was shut down in the middle of the night due to a solvency crisis, leaving customers unable to access their money and triggering a scandal.
Paraguayan Santiago Peña participates in a television interview in New York on September 25.
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned from office this Thursday after Ueno Bank was shut down in the middle of the night due to a solvency crisis, leaving customers unable to access their money and triggering a scandal.
“I have made the decision to submit my resignation from the Presidency of the Republic. I do so with the stability of our country, social peace, and the need to preserve our public institutions in mind,” he said in a message posted on social media.
