Ueno Bank collapse: How Paraguay’s banking crisis unfolded

Ueno Bank collapse freezes nearly 3 million accounts and triggers Paraguay's biggest political crisis in years

Paraguay's Central Bank seized Ueno Bank after its solvency ratio collapsed, freezing nearly 3 million accounts and prompting criminal charges over alleged misuse of more than $800 million in public deposits.

Another bank goes bust

Ueno Bank’s collapse: Dilution of risk management

Ueno Bank collapse: How Paraguay’s banking crisis unfolded

The collapse of Paraguay’s Ueno Bank left nearly 3 million customers unable to access their money, triggering a financial and political crisis. What went wrong, and how does a bank actually collapse? In this episode of Business Matters, we explain how banks operate, what triggers bank runs, and how risky lending, poor management and financial misconduct can push a bank towards insolvency.