
Ueno Bank倒闭引发金融与政治双重危机,数百万存户存款冻结
巴拉圭下院5日以78票对0票全票通过弹劾总统贝尼亚,副总统阿里亚纳将于当天下午6点宣誓就任,完成至2028年8月的剩余任期。Ueno Bank倒闭导致数百万存户存款冻结,引发全国暴动与抗议。
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巴拉圭是台湾在南美洲唯一的正式邦交国,贝尼亚多次公开表态与台湾站在同一阵线,强调双方共享民主、法治与人权价值,今年5月曾率团来台进行国是访问。Ueno Bank在不到5年内囊括巴拉圭逾60%成年人口的账户,持有约8亿美元公共存款。
我南美洲友邦巴拉圭爆發嚴重的金融與政治雙重危機!巴拉圭下議院5日以78票對0票的壓倒性票數,全票通過彈劾總統貝尼亞(Santiago Pena)。就在投票前幾分鐘,捲入大型數位銀行Ueno Bank倒閉醜聞的貝尼亞,迫於全國暴動與執政黨倒戈的壓力,甫於社群平台發布辭職影片。
美聯社報導,這場彈劾象徵著長期執政的紅黨(Colorado Party)對貝尼亞的徹底切割。在首都亞松森(Asuncion)經歷連續3天的萬人激烈抗議後,執政黨議員與反對派聯手支持彈劾。國會預計於當地時間5日下午5點正式接受貝尼亞的辭呈,並於1小時後由副總統阿里亞納(Pedro Alliana)宣誓就任,接續完成至2028年8月的剩餘任期。
身為美國總統川普在中南美洲的密切盟友,貝尼亞黯然下台為該地區政局投下震撼彈。他在辭職聲明中表示,退位是為了「我們國家的穩定、社會和平,以及維護民主機構的需要」,並向人民致歉,但並未對這場銀行危機承擔直接責任。
引爆此次政治風暴的核心Ueno Bank,在短短不到5年內迅速擴張,囊括巴拉圭逾60%成年人口的帳戶。然而,巴拉圭央行3日正式接管該行,導致其手機應用程式(APP)與實體分行全面停擺。數百萬民眾的存款、政府養老金,以及7000名員工的薪資瞬間遭到凍結。
調查顯示,Ueno Bank涉嫌向內部人士與高層關聯企業進行高風險的違法借貸。截至上月,該行持有約8億美元的公共存款,約佔其總資產4分之1。由於貝尼亞直至去年仍持有該銀行控股公司的股份,許多巴拉圭人質疑,這家與總統關係密切的銀行,為何能在央行多次警告其借貸行為可疑的情況下,仍獲准高速擴張,甚至由貝尼亞任命該行前總裁出任央行總裁。
數百名面臨失業與欠薪的Ueno Bank員工5日在勞工部外抗議;前一天,更有數以千計的退休人員、存戶與大學生湧入亞松森街頭,痛批貝尼亞是「存戶的敵人」,高呼「把錢還給我們」。鎮暴警察一度發射胡椒噴霧與橡膠子彈驅散人群。
抗議民眾將這場銀行倒閉視為官方腐敗的縮影。目前,當局已逮捕Ueno Bank創辦人瓦斯奎茲(Miguel Vazquez)與總裁古斯塔萊(Juan Manuel Gustale)等8名高層,並對27名銀行官員與商業夥伴提起背信與詐欺未遂等指控。巴拉圭政府正緊急安排將28萬名受害存戶的帳戶轉移至其他銀行,試圖平息這場動搖國本的擠兌恐慌。
巴拉圭目前是台灣在南美洲唯一的正式邦交國,貝尼亞多次公開表態與台灣站在同一陣線,強調雙方共享民主、法治與人權價值,今年5月曾率團來台進行國是訪問。
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副总统阿里亚纳将于当地时间5日下午6点宣誓就任总统,完成至2028年8月的剩余任期
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巴拉圭政府将继续推进28万名受害存户的账户转移至其他银行
Likely · Within days

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