Reuters reports for The New York Times: LA PAZ — Bolivia will extend its lockdown against the COVID-19 pandemic until May 10, the government announced on Wednesday, while planning to relax stay-at-home rules in parts of the country little affected by the illness starting May 11. President Jeanine Anez, in a televised message to the…
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COVID-19: Bolivia’s infra officials draft economic reactivation plan
BN Americas report: Bolivia’s infrastructure authorities are working on an economic reactivation plan to deal with the pandemic. In the plan, the ministry of public works, housing and services (MOPSV) assumes that the coronavirus will impact society and the economy for many more months, meaning companies will have to operate under eventual new restrictions. None of…
After the virus – Después del virus
Editorial from Pagina Siete: The day after the virus If we are guided by the experience of other countries in their fight against the coronavirus, in the evolution of infections and deaths, Bolivia seems to be still at the beginning of the fight. There are reasons to believe that sensible measures have been taken in…
Skiing in Bolivia!
Freeskier reports: Adventure is guaranteed on the roof of the Andes WORDS • Ben Hoiness | PHOTOS • Fredrik Marmaster We started planning this trip a year ago after seeing some photos in the American Alpine Journal. We were hoping to explore Bolivia’s Cordillera Real range—a 125-kilometer-long stretch of densely glaciated granite peaks largely unexplored by skiers. Our group…
Bonds, an important palliative – Bonos, un paliativo importante
Editorial from Pagina Siete: Bonds, an important palliative President Jeanine Añez did what was expected: she extended by two weeks the quarantine to prevent the movement of people and, with it, the spread of COVID-19. The logic of the decision is that the country has not yet reached its peak of infection and that, having…
AM Best turns negative on Bolivia insurance
Matt Sheehan reports for Reinsurance News: AM Best has revised its market segment outlook on Bolivia’s insurance industry to negative from stable, owing mainly to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The rating agency noted that the outbreak has exacerbated Bolivia’s political turmoil and contributed to an overall slowdown in economic activity. In combination with the vulnerable…
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