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Bolivian economic and infrastructure development

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Bolivia is advancing large-scale economic and infrastructure development initiatives through both national and regional channels. Building on previous plans to secure $6 billion to $7 billion via the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and multilateral organizations to address fiscal pressures and declining reserves, President Rodrigo Paz Pereira has successfully increased these financing targets. During his address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, President Paz outlined a new economic and political direction, explicitly distancing his administration from the ideological models of former leaders Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales. He stated that ‘socialism and ideology do not provide food,’ instead advocating for a ‘capitalism for all’ model focused on investment, employment, and the industrialization of natural resources. To support this transition, Paz noted that international organizations, including the World Bank, CAF, and IDB, have committed up to $10 billion for infrastructure and economic reactivation. Domestically, Paz is implementing fiscal reforms aimed at decentralization. He recently promulgated via the ‘Agenda 50/50’ initiative. Following the promulgation of the Law of Economic Return, a central component of the ‘Agenda 50/50’ initiative. This law which transfers the financing costs of prison inmate allowances and health worker vaccination bonuses and prison inmate daily allowances from departmental governments to the central state, providing an estimated fiscal relief of approximately Bs 209.5 million for the nine regional governments. To further these reforms, the central government and regional governors will launch have moved toward a formal agreement on tax co-participation. Following technical working groups in La Paz on Paz, the Executive branch is expected to present a proposal to governors by October 5. These sessions will address 30, with a draft law scheduled for the transfer of 15% of tax co-participation Plurinational Legislative Assembly on November 6. This ‘50-50’ model aims to enhance departmental governments, modifications autonomy through measures such as modifying Law 767 to create a hydrocarbon exploration promotion fund and amending Law 154 to expand departmental tax laws, and resources. Additionally, a legal framework for the international relations of autonomous departmental governments. While Santa Cruz Governor Juan Pablo Velasco supported the law, he emphasized is being developed to allow regional governments to pursue foreign investment and technical cooperation. The Tarija Governorate has proposed that governors will not accept a 15% of national tax co-participation lower than 15%. revenues be transferred directly to the nine departments starting in 2027.

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  1. 2026-10-13 13:16 UTC Bolivian economic and infrastructure development
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