Economy & Business - October 2026

Bolivia received the first US$211.3m instalment of a US$1.9bn loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 6 October. Although the funds will ameliorate a difficult fiscal situation and facilitate more fuel imports to address shortages that have been causing significant economic and political difficulties for President Rodrigo Paz’s government, the conditions of the IMF agreement are likely to cause further headaches.