Bolivia

BMI View: We forecast growth in Bolivia to cool somewhat in 2012 and 2013, as private consumption slows and the weakening business environment dampens investment. More significantly,... 2012-05-21

BMI View: Bolivia's net international reserves continued to stock up in January, rising by 24.7% y-o-y to US$12.5bn. We expect this trend to continue over the coming quarters, underpinned... 2012-05-04

Tension between Bolivia and Brazil flared up in early May after several Brazilian farmers were chased over the border from Bolivia to Brazil and their land was seized. The Brazilian... 2012-05-04

BMI View: Bolivian consumer price inflation has dropped substantially since the start of 2012, to 4.7% y-o-y in February from 6.9% at the end of 2011. This slowdown in consumer price... 2012-03-28

According to China's ambassador to Bolivia, Shen Zhi Liang, the Chinese government is seeking possible investments into Bolivia to help develop its lithium and other mineral reserves.... 2012-03-28

Protestors clashed with police in La Paz in late February over an increase in subsidies for disabled citizens. The group was advocating for an increase in the annual state subsidy to... 2012-03-02

BMI View: Consumer price inflation ticked down in January, coming in at 5.9% y-o-y, down from 6.9% in December 2011. The central bank noted that a moderation in food prices, as well... 2012-03-02

BMI View: Bolivia's fiscal outlook will remain solid in 2012 largely on the back of rising energy sector revenues. However, we continue to highlight that a lack of revenue diversification... 2012-02-17

BMI View: Real GDP growth remained strong in Q311, coming in at 5.1%, broadly in line with our end-2011 estimate of 4.5%. However, our concerns over the country's business environment... 2012-02-03

Santos Ramirez, former chief executive officer of Bolivia's state-owned energy company, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), was sentenced to twelve years in prison... 2012-02-03