Bolivian bonanza is gone … Fitch Ratings forecast are not encouraging

Ernesto Estremadoiro reports for El Deber: Fitch Ratings forecasts 2.8% growth rate for Bolivia in 2020 The international rating agency maintains the negative economic outlook it had released in June. In addition, the recovery is uncertain due to the fall in the volume of gas exports up to -22% and the fall in international reserves…

Bolivians Block Roads in Protest as Morales Election Win Splits Nation

Reuters reports via VoA: LA PAZ – Bolivians blocked streets in La Paz on Friday demanding an audit of a controversial election count that handed President Evo Morales a outright win and with it a fourth consecutive term that would extend his rule to nearly two decades. Morales, 59, who swept to power in 2006…