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Bolivia's ongoing economic crisis

Bolivia's ongoing economic crisis

Update: 2025-08-10
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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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Bolivia's ongoing economic crisis

Bolivia's ongoing economic crisis

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