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Weekly Report - 06 July 2017 (WR-17-26)
BOLIVIA: Scandal claims YPFB chief
The Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) government led by President Evo Morales is once again on the defensive over public corruption. The head of Bolivia’s state oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Guillermo Achá, has been sacked over allegations relating to the Drillmec scandal which broke in March. The case involves irregularities worth some US$148m in relation to a contract inked by YPFB and Italy’s Drillmec for the purchase of three drilling machines. Against this backdrop, the temporary departure of Economy Minister Luis Arce, for ‘health reasons’, could not have come at a worse time for Morales.
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- COLOMBIA: Corruption case embarrasses government
- PERU: Kuczynski weighs up his options
- BOLIVIA: Scandal claims YPFB chief
- ECUADOR: Moreno placates indigenous
- CHILE: Piñera ahead, while new Left threatens old Left
- ARGENTINA: Back to school
- BRAZIL: Neves makes his comeback
- BRAZIL: Judiciary takes aim at Temer’s inner circle
- MEXICO: Another governor under investigation
- TRACKING TRENDS
- EL SALVADOR: Main opposition in electoral spotlight
- PANAMA: Clouds overshadow Canal expansion anniversary
- Honduras and Guatemala launch customs union
- Quotes of the week