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World Service,11 Aug 2025,17 mins

Bolivia's ongoing economic crisis

Business Daily

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The country was the economic success story of the 2000s. But declining natural gas production has lead to a downturn. Now, fuel and food prices are soaring and Bolivian businesses are floundering. Inflation is around 15% - one of the highest rates in the region. There are protests in the streets - so what could help this once prosperous country? And will the upcoming general election change things? Produced and presented by Jane Chambers (Image: El Alto shoe salesman Fernando Gutierrez in his store. He says business is slow)

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