* Bolivia’s chamber of deputies has ruled by majority vote against a bill backing a US$327m credit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) intended to help pay for the fallout of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The chamber said in a statement that the head of the planning commission,
Otilia Choque, ruled against the executive’s bill saying that it had acted irresponsibly in not providing necessary documents such as the credit contract, finance conditions, and guarantees. Choque added that the executive had been
“irresponsible to the people” as the credit was already being used despite not having been approved by the legislative assembly. Although since 13 May the commission had repeatedly requested the necessary documents from the interim government led by President
Jeanine Áñez, nothing had been provided.
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