Bolivia’s Censured Economy Minister Is Still in Post
Bolivia economy minister Jose Gabriel Espinoza was censured on 18 August and is still in post. The fight is now...
August 21, 2026Section
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Bolivia Economy Set to Shrink 3.6% This Year
The Bolivia economy is heading for a 3.6% contraction this year, the central bank says, with 205,000 jobs gone and...
August 21, 2026
Snow Has Hit 26,000 Bolivian Families, and a River Took Out a Yungas Town
A Bolivia weather emergency has hit 26,202 families across three western departments, most of it snowfall and cold, plus flooding...
August 20, 2026
Bolivia Sold Almost Twice as Much Mining Abroad — With Less Metal
Bolivia mining exports hit US$4.45 billion in the first half of 2026, up 91% on a year earlier, even though...
August 20, 2026
Bolivia Fuel Debt Hits US$800 Million as IMF Money Waits
Bolivia fuel debt reaches about US$800 million at state oil firm YPFB as imports fall 31% and the US$1.9 billion...
August 20, 2026
Bolivia’s Congress Votes to Force Out Its Economy Minister
Bolivia's legislature censured Economy Minister Espinoza by 91 votes to 34. The constitution obliges the president to remove him within...
August 19, 2026
Bolivia’s Decree Closes Two Ministries — and Quietly Drops the Tourism Agency Paz Promised
The Bolivia ministries decree, DS 5675, cut the cabinet from 14 to 12 and closed Planning and Tourism — but...
August 18, 2026
Bolivia Diesel Price Nearly Doubles to US$1.55 a Litre for Big Industrial Buyers
The Bolivia diesel price for large industrial buyers nearly doubled to Bs 18 (about US$1.55) a litre, while households keep...
August 17, 2026
Bolivia and the IMF: Currency, Exports and Reform
Bolivia IMF deal explained — a US$1.9bn staff-level pact, a floating boliviano, exports up 55% and a constitutional reform fight...
August 17, 2026