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Bolivia's Congress approves $1.9 billion IMF deal, triggering threats of unrest

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 19). Bolivia's Congress approves $1.9 billion IMF deal, triggering threats of unrest. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/bolivia-s-congress-approves-1-9-billion-imf-deal-triggering-threats-of-unrest/article_d5ee16bf-cd64-5a20-8526-80e23921ecde.html

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Bolivian lawmakers have approved a $1.9 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund to address the country's economic crisis characterized by high inflation and weak growth. The Senate ratified the deal following the lower house's approval, but labor unions threaten protests against it. The program aims to stabilize Bolivia’s economy and replenish foreign reserves; however, final disbursement requires IMF executive board approval.

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Bolivia's Congress approved a $1.9 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, aimed at replenishing dwindling foreign reserves and stabilizing an economy hit by high inflation and weak growth. The deal still requires final approval from the IMF’s executive board before funds can be disbursed. President Rodrigo Paz announced an immediate end to diesel subsidies as part of meeting IMF demands for austerity measures. Unions have denounced these cuts, warning that they could lead to renewed protests amid the country's economic crisis following nearly two decades of socialist rule and now facing surging global oil prices.

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Bolivian lawmakers approved a $1.9 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund on Friday, delivering the conservative government a key victory in its efforts to ease the country’s deep economic crisis as unions threatened renewed protests. asserted

unions → approve → protests

The Senate ratified the IMF agreement a day after the lower house approved it, clearing the final legislative hurdle for the three-year financing program aimed at replenishing dwindling foreign reserves and stabilizing the ailing economy marked by high inflation and weak growth. asserted

house → ratify → inflation

The IMF first announced the staff-level agreement in July after months of negotiations with Paz’s market-friendly government, which took power last year after nearly two decades of socialist rule. asserted

which → announce → rule

The program still requires approval from the IMF’s executive board before funds can be disbursed. asserted

funds → require → board

Bolivia's Congress approves $1.9 billion IMF deal, triggering threats of unrest

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