Paraguay Congress confirms Schreiner as new central bank head

Paraguay's Congress ​appointed ‌economist Jorge ​Schreiner as central bank chief ‌on Monday, following a political and economic crisis triggered ‌by the intervention and ‌collapse of digital bank ueno.

Schreiner was nominated by ⁠newly ​appointed ⁠President Pedro Alliana to head ⁠the bank earlier on ​Monday, following Friday's removal of ⁠former central bank chief ⁠Carlos ​Carvallo, who has been charged by prosecutors ⁠over alleged ties to lender ⁠ueno ⁠and placed in pretrial detention.