...BUENOS AIRES (S&P Global Ratings) March 2, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its '##' issue rating on Paraguay's expected senior unsecured notes for up to US$500 million due 2048. Paraguay will use the proceeds of the issuance to finance mainly capital expenditures on transportation and urban infrastructure and to refinance a portion of its outstanding debt. The rating on the notes is the same as the long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Paraguay. RELATED CRITERIA + General Criteria: Methodology For Linking Long-Term And Short-Term Ratings , April 7, 2017 + ARCHIVE - Criteria - Governments - Sovereigns: Sovereign Rating Methodology, Dec. 23, 2014 + General Criteria: Use Of CreditWatch And Outlooks, Sept. 14, 2009 + General Criteria: Methodology: Criteria For Determining Transfer And Convertibility Assessments, May 18, 2009 RELATED RESEARCH + Sovereign Debt 2018: Global Borrowing To Remain Steady At US$7.4 Trillion, Feb. 22, 2018 + Sovereign Ratings History, Feb. 7,...