AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEconomic Rules: President Rodrigo Paz’s six decrees include keeping LPG cylinders at Bs 22.50 and requiring gold exporters to repatriate foreign currency equal to 80% of previous export value. The package also covers electricity rates, taxes and complaints of extortion. Trade and Energy: Paz and Chilean President José Antonio Kast are set to discuss logistics corridors, energy trade and border security in La Paz, with an energy-integration agreement expected. Bolivia relies on northern Chilean ports for imports and exports. Rural Technology: A digital agriculture program serving 32,000 rural households across six countries, including Bolivia, has linked tech startups with 811 rural organizations to improve market access, crop management and finance. Land and Mining: New analysis finds illegal clearing accounted for more than 90% of forest loss across surveyed Bolivian Amazon Indigenous territories from 2003 to 2023, as land invasions and agricultural expansion persist. Separately, a biologist warns that gold mining threatens the habitat of the newly identified tilcayo wildcat. Business Expansion: Two Bolivian scaleups are among 15 Latin American companies selected for a Spain program designed to support growth and international expansion.
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