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By bnl editorial staff Bolivian security forces clashed with anti-government demonstrators outside La Paz on May 16, deploying some 3,500 soldiers and police officers in a bid to clear road blockades ...
News Bolivia » La Paz » Finance: Bolivia clears path to send troops onto streets to calm protests
LA PAZ, May 27 (Reuters) - Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday took steps toward potentially declaring a state of emergency as anti-government protests have escalated in the early months of ...
News Bolivia » La Paz » Finance: Protests in Bolivia escalate amid economic turmoil and policy demands
Clashes erupt in La Paz as workers protest against rising fuel prices and damaged vehicles caused by subsidy cuts.
News Bolivia » La Paz » Finance: Bolivia’s fuel shortages and 'junk gasoline' drive a surge in electric cars
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Tired of gasoline shortages and skyrocketing prices, Simón Huanca took matters into his own hands. The 53-year-old Indigenous artisan imported a Chinese electric car to navigate ...
News Bolivia » La Paz » Finance: Bolivia: Protesters demand President Paz's ouster
Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Bolivia's capital, La Paz, while road blockades deepened shortages of fuel, food and medical supplies. Anti-government protests intensified in Bolivia on ...
News Bolivia » La Paz » Finance: 5 things to know about the protests challenging Bolivia’s new president
Less than six months ago, the inauguration of centrist President Rodrigo Paz seemed to usher in a new reality for Bolivians reeling from the worst economic crisis in a generation.
News Bolivia » La Paz » Finance: Bolivia pledges to honor energy, lithium deals to reassure investors
LA PAZ, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Bolivia’s centrist government will respect all existing hydrocarbons and lithium agreements as part of a push to rebuild investor confidence after years of instability, the ...