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Opinion column contrasts the Ueno Bank case with Grupo Herdez's legal dispute

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An El Financiero column analyzes the case of Ueno Bank in Paraguay, where its chairman resigned to become head of the central bank and the country's president is a shareholder in the bank. The text points to multi-million loans to companies in the same group that removed credit from the balance sheet and left the institution below recommended reserve levels. It also addresses Grupo Herdez's dispute with a former employee who, according to the company, faked an employment relationship and demanded 20 million pesos.

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  • The text questions that Ueno Bank's chairman moved on to head Paraguay's central bank
  • It points to loans to companies in the same group that left the bank below recommended reserve levels
  • Grupo Herdez has faced extortion attempts from a former employee since 2007, according to the column
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