Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas
Unions marched in Santa Cruz on September 2, protesting fuel shortages and lack of U.S. dollars.

Bolivia’s Economy on the Brink

The country is at risk of a currency crisis as the government keeps a fixed exchange rate with no international reserves to support it.

Bolivian Finance and Economy Minister Marcelo Montenegro is facing a dollar shortage and a potential economic crisis.

Bolivia’s Faded Star

Finance Minister Marcelo Montenegro received accolades for an impressive pandemic recovery, but his recent missteps may have exacerbated Bolivia’s crisis of uncertainty.

Is Bolivia the Next Nicaragua?

The arrest of opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho has set off protests and raised worries about the political process in the country.

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