BANCO CONTINENTAL S.A.E.C.A.
Who owns it
Widely held (listed on the Asunción exchange since 1993)
Ultimate owner: No controlling shareholder published; executive chairman Carlos Raúl Espínola is described as the largest shareholder; President Santiago Peña bought 12,084 shares in 2025
Merged with Banco Río (2025).
Source: FIX rating 2023; Bloomberg Línea 2022; Última Hora 2026 (2023-2026; confidence low).
Rating and auditor (2026)
Fix SCR, outlook estable. Auditor: PriceWaterHouseCoopers. Local scale ("py"): AAApy is the strongest in Paraguay, not a global rating.
Per employee (1,542 staff)
| Profit per employee, last 12 months | USD 157 k |
| Deposits per employee | USD 4.1 M |
| Loans per employee | USD 4.5 M |
Who it lends to
| Wholesale trade | 17 % | |
| Services | 13 % | |
| Industry | 13 % | |
| Agriculture | 11 % | |
| Retail trade | 9 % | |
| Cattle | 7 % | |
| Consumer loans (households) | 7 % | |
| Financial sector | 6 % | |
| Construction | 5 % | |
| Public administration | 5 % | |
| Real estate | 3 % | |
| Other | 2 % | |
| Mortgages (households) | 2 % |
2026-09, share of USD 6.3 bn lent.
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Charts of money are in US dollars, each month at the central bank's month-end rate; the guaraní figure is under each dollar amount. Source: Banco Central del Paraguay (monthly returns, unaudited until the year closes).