AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBolivia’s UN push on organized crime: President Rodrigo Paz used his UNGA debut to call for faster, more coordinated multilateral action against drug trafficking and illegal gold mining, linking criminal finance to Bolivia’s 53-day road blockades and unrest. Diesel subsidy ends, prices feared: Bolivia’s right-wing government moved to eliminate the diesel subsidy under an IMF-linked $1.9bn package, with labor and economists warning of near-term shocks to food, mining, and transport costs. Free-market defense at UNGA: Paz also defended capitalism and market reforms, blaming leftist governments for the crisis and arguing “socialism doesn’t put food on the table.” Regional security pact expands: The “Shield of the Americas” meeting on UNGA sidelines set out coordinated sanctions and cross-border crackdowns targeting 24 armed groups, with Bolivia among the signatories. Pando’s export engine: El Diario highlights Pando’s Amazon-linked trade, led by Brazil nut exports (US$49.3m in 2025; shelled nuts ~US$38.9m), with the U.S. as top buyer. Nature finance backlash: A Nairobi declaration by Indigenous groups denounces fortress conservation and carbon-market projects, demanding land returns and warning conservation bodies to leave.
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