US EditionBolivia cuts classes, government lunch breaks to save fuel
- Bolivia is facing a severe diesel shortage, causing protests and blocked highways in Santa Cruz due to its impacts on agriculture and transportation.
- Farmers in Santa Cruz demand government action to resolve the fuel crisis affecting summer harvests, particularly soybeans, corn, and rice.
- Hydrocarbons Minister Alejandro Gallardo cited foreign currency shortages as a reason for the fuel import challenges and proposed selling diesel at international prices.
- The government plans to allow private businesses to import fuel to stabilize supply and address the crisis's impact on the economy.
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In Bolivia, many schools and universities have switched to distance learning because of the acute lack of fuel. Students and students are thus spared the journey to the learning place.
Bolivia cuts classes, government lunch breaks to save fuel
La Paz, Bolivia — Bolivia will strip bureaucrats of their lunch break, reduce in-person schooling and slash use of the public car fleet to alleviate a crippling fuel shortage, President Luis Arce has announced. Arce unveiled the plan to deal with a problem that has brought people out on the streets for months against his
Assuring that the country “is not bankrupt,” Bolivia’s president, Luis Arce, announced on Wednesday a dozen measures to address the acute shortage of fuels, which has worsened in recent weeks due to lack of foreign exchange for its import. The shortage of fuel caused long lines in the country’s service stations and alerts from the agricultural sector that the harvest could be lost. The government acknowledged Monday that it will not be able to m…
Fuel Scarcity Threatens Bolivia's Agricultural Backbone
Fuel Scarcity Threatens Bolivia's Agricultural Backbone A dire fuel shortage is gripping Bolivia's pivotal farming region of Santa Cruz, endangering the nation’s agriculture sector, a critical economic pillar.This crisis stems from a decade-long slide in foreign currency reserves and declining local gas production, leaving the government of President Luis Arce in a precarious position as it struggles to maintain price caps through subsidies.Farm…
In times of economic and fuel crisis, the executive employs public resources to benefit social organizations with the construction of offices. Contracts are listed in SICOES. Activist Miguel Calderón shared in his X account that the Bolivian government allocated public funds for the construction of three trade union headquarters at a time when the country is in deep crisis due to the scarcity of resources for the import of diesel and other fuels…
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