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Bolivia’s Congress has approved a $1.9bn International Monetary Fund loan in a major victory for President Rodrigo Paz, though trade unions warn the deal’s austerity conditions could spark renewed unrest, the Associated Press news agency reported.
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agency → approve → unrest
Paz’s Christian Democratic Party does not hold a majority.
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Party → hold → majority
But centrist and right-wing parties, which now dominate Congress after the long-ruling leftist MAS party was reduced to just two seats in the 130-seat lower house and none in the Senate, rallied behind the programme on Friday.
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party → dominate → Friday
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transfers → pass → risks
We are finalising crucial agreements for Bolivia,” Paz said, warning that difficult decisions lie ahead as the Iran war pushes up global fuel costs.
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war → finalise → costs
“International prices are forcing us to make complex choices,” he added.
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he → force → choices
The loan, which is meant to fix a crisis years in the making, still needs approval from the IMF’s Executive Board before any money is released.
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money → mean → Board
Bolivia once earned billions from natural gas exports, but years of underinvestment have caused production to collapse, leaving the country short of the dollars it needs to buy imported fuel.
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it → earn → fuel
To keep fuel affordable for ordinary Bolivians, the government spent heavily to hold petrol and diesel cheaper than even in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s biggest crude producers, a subsidy that has since drained foreign reserves and fed a black market in smuggled fuel.
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that → keep → fuel
Under the IMF programme, Bolivia’s first multi-year arrangement with the fund since 2006, Paz must keep cutting those subsidies and reining in spending.
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Paz → keep → spending
He has already raised fuel prices and plans to scrap the subsidy entirely by January.
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He → raise → January
Officials say the deal should also unlock roughly $5bn more in financing from the World Bank and other lenders.
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deal → say → Bank
Paz, an ally of US President Donald Trump, called Friday’s vote a “historic step” for Bolivia.
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Paz → call → Bolivia
The Bolivian Workers’ Central, the country’s main union federation, has denounced the plan, saying the cuts will push up living costs for struggling families, following weeks of road blockades in June and July that paralysed much of the country as protesters demanded Paz’s resignation.
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protesters → denounce → resignation
Congress extended a state of emergency, declared to help clear the roads, for another 90 days on Thursday.
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Congress → extend → Thursday
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