Bolivia

Bolivia's net portfolio investment fell to a deficit of US$160.4mn in Q412, from a deficit US$56.1mn the previous quarter, as the country returned to international capital markets for... 2013-05-02

POLITICAL RISK - Morales Eligible To Run For Third Term In 2014 In line with our view, Bolivia's constitutional court ruled in late April that President Evo Morales is eligible to run... 2013-05-02

Despite Bolivia's poor business environment, foreign investment in the country's extractive sectors has remained strong, leading us to revise up our 2012 real GDP estimate to 4.8%,... 2013-04-05

Bolivia's foreign reserves increased 15.9% year-on year in December 2012 to US$13.9bn. We expect Bolivia's foreign reserves to rise to US$15.5bn by the end of 2013, as continued demand... 2013-04-03

POLITICAL RISK - Bolivia To Sue Chile For Lost Sea Access President Evo Morales announced in late March that Bolivia will take Chile to court in the Hague in an attempt to recover access... 2013-04-03

Chile’s investigative police, the PDI, issued a report in February that exonerated former president Michelle Bachelet for her role in the government's response to the 2010... 2013-03-01

Bolivian real GDP growth came in at 4.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q312, bringing the average for the first three quarters of 2012 to 4.7%. This relatively strong expansion poses upside... 2013-02-28

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera confirmed in late February that a group of Bolivians recently crossed the border in an attempt to provoke several members of... 2013-02-28

The draft financial services law currently in Bolivia's legislature confirms our relatively negative view of the country's investment climate, and highlights the government priorities... 2013-02-19

The United Nations Convention on Narcotic Drugs granted an exception in mid-January, which will allow Bolivia's indigenous tribes to chew coca leaves. This marks a victory for President... 2013-02-01