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Over 2003–2023, real GDP grew by an average 3.7% annually, backed by hydropower capacity and strong agricultural exports, including soybeans, beef, and electricity. The executive summary explains the purpose of the Country Private Sector Diagnostic, which analyzes the business environment and sector investment opportunities to identify barriers and guide priority policy actions.","Public Disclosure Authorized  \nParaguay:  \nCountry Private Sector Diagnostic  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nFEBRUARY 2025  \nPub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure  \nAbout the Country Private Sector Diagnostic  \nThe private sector is the engine of long-term economic growth and a vital catalyst for global social and economic development. When functioning well, the private sector promotes innovation and entrepreneurship, improves access to and the quality of economic opportunities, and supports the sustainable use of natural resources. In developing economies, the private sector creates most jobs, generates tax revenue, and accounts for significant investment.  \nThe revised Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) reports seek to unlock private sector–led growth and investment. Prepared jointly by the institutions of the World Bank Group, each report discusses the overall business environment within a country and provides an analysis of specific sectors in which private sector investment could accelerate growth, if appropriate policy and regulatory issues are addressed.  \nDesigned from the perspective of an investor or entrepreneur, this new generation of reports seeks to identify untapped private investment opportunities and the barriers that stand in the way (earlier reports can be found here) . The sector opportunities are chosen based  \non their potential to spur private investment, create jobs, generate domestic revenue, and foster sustainable, inclusive growth, in response to targeted policy action. The report aims to help country policymakers prioritize the most impactful actions that can boost private sector growth, while delivering on broader development goals.  \nThe CPSD is one of the World Bank Group’s core country diagnostics produced to guide the design and implementation of public and private investment projects, budget support operations, advisory services, and other analytical work. It is intended to be of interest to domestic and foreign business investors, government officials, World Bank Group staff and management, civil society, and other development partners.  \nParaguay:  \nCountry Private Sector Diagnostic  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nFEBRUARY 2025  \nAcknowledgments  \nThe Paraguay Country Private Sector Diagnostic was prepared by staff from across the World Bank Group. The core team was co-led by Veronica Navas and Maria Kim, and included Luciana Harrington, Javier Gomez Restrepo, Samuel Rosenow, Adrian Fossaceca and Guillermo Terol. The extended team included Ariel Chirom, Ernesto Cabrales, Julio Flores Salvatierra, Santiago Marron Ruiz and Nathalia Rodriguez. Adama Badji, Rosa Arestivo de Cuentas Zavala and Viviana Molinari provided ample administrative support to the team.  \nThe Diagnostic was conducted under the guidance and supervision of Adriana Arreaza, Jeffrey Allen Chelsky, and Yira Mascaro, and the direction of Marianne Fay, Paolo Mauro, Oscar Calvo-Gonzalez and Manuel Reyes-Retana. The work was performed under the overall direction of Carlos Felipe Jaramillo (IBRD Regional Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean), Susan Lund (IFC Vice President, Economics and Private Sector Development), and Alfonso Garcia Mora (IFC Regional Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean) .  \nPeer reviewers at different stages in the preparation of the report were Maria Paulina Mogollon, Facundo Sanchez, Jose Signoret, Pedro Rodriguez, Nayve Martinez Rubio and Franciele Cavalcante.  \nTechnical consulting services were provided by the firms: A-FINES (led by Henry Moriya and Ruben Rolon), Competitiveness (led by Gloria Ferrer), ImplementaSur (led by Rodrigo Garcia Palma), MF Economía e Inversiones (led by Ingrid Herrera) and Tomás González, Christian Jaramillo, Oscar Camé, Lorena Palomo and Federico Sosa.  \nThe team is grateful for generous guidance and feedback from many other colleagues across the World Bank group, including (in alphabetical order): Manuela Adl, Pedro 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