After 20 years of MAS rule, the Paz government is ending fuel subsidies and stabilising the economy under an IMF programme, but it lacks a legislative majority and is at odds with its vice president. The boliviano has lost much of its value over the past year.
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Government · leader
President Rodrigo Paz Pereira (head of state and government since 8 Nov 2025, Christian Democratic Party)
Key national agenda
- Ending fuel subsidies and fiscal stabilisation
- IMF programme and a market-based exchange rate
- Attracting external loans and legal certainty for investors
- Amazon restoration and climate finance
- Rule of law, including the effort to arrest Evo Morales
Government programmes
IMF extended programmeAbout $1.9bn ceiling ($214m disbursed at once) (single source)
36-month programme conditioned on ending fuel subsidies, a market exchange rate and SOE reform; $214m available immediately
Fuel subsidy removalNot confirmed
Decrees 5716 and 5727 ended diesel and other fuel subsidies; protests, road blockades and a 90-day extension of the state of exception (Sep 2026) (single source)
Lithium contracts (China's CBC, Russia's Uranium One)Not confirmed
Two contracts signed under the Arce government are stalled pending the Constitutional Tribunal and the Assembly (single source)
Electricity toll calculation change (Decree 5764)Not confirmed
The executive issued a decree changing how the electricity toll is calculated (single source)
Business opportunities
SOE restructuring and financial management consulting
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Amazon restoration and wildfire monitoring technology
The government is seeking international climate finance for Amazon restoration.
Ministry of Environment and Water, international donors
Diagnostics equipment for climate-sensitive diseases
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ODA · EDCF projects
- KOICA Vida complementary project (climate-sensitive disease diagnostics, Beni) · KOICA 무상 · 진행 · Not confirmed
Korean support schemes
- KOICA health project in Bolivia · KOICA — NGO partnership project strengthening climate-sensitive disease diagnostics in Beni
- SME Export Voucher · KOSME — Covers certification, marketing and translation costs (available for all countries)
Official notices
Ministry of the Presidency of Bolivia
- 2026-11-06 Enacted a law making 19 November the national Constitution Day
- 2026-11-05 Sought Amazon restoration and climate finance on a visit to Turkey
- 2026-11-04 President Paz highlighted Bolivia's resource potential and investment in Madrid
- 2026-10-15 Minister of the Presidency said external loans will not fund bureaucracy or vanity spending
Disaster · conflict · epidemic
Stable 2026-11-07
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Earth & space
Credit rating · FX
S&P CCC+ (stable, Mar 2026) / Moody's Caa2 (positive) / Fitch not confirmed · K-SURE Not confirmed · BOB +0.7%
Sanctions
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No country-level UN, US, EU, UK or Korean sanctions programme applies.
