00:00Bolivians took to the streets on Friday to express their discontent over rising food
00:08prices and fuel and dollar shortages that have disrupted the country's economy.
00:13They banged pans and pots, calling on the government to find solutions to the economic
00:19crisis.
00:20The shortages have led to long queues at petrol stations and complaints from transportation
00:26and logistics companies that the crisis has hampered their operations.
00:50Bakers in El Alto said there is not enough of flour supply as the government announced
00:55that it is allowing the import of wheat, including flour and grain, with zero tariff
01:01until the end of December this year to guarantee supply to the market.
01:20Bolivia spends about US$800 million annually to import half of the gasoline it requires
01:25for domestic consumption and up to 80% of its diesel supplies, primarily from neighboring
01:32South American nations.
01:34Since 2023, dollar transactions in Bolivia have been irregular and banking institutions
01:40have imposed restrictions on financial transactions conducted in dollars, leading to the emergence
01:46of the black market.
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