Bolivia Moves to Crypto for Energy Imports Amid Dollar Shortage

Government seeks alternative payment methods as fuel crisis worsens Bolivia’s state-run oil company, Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), will begin using cryptocurrency to pay for fuel imports following government approval. The decision …

Bolivia cuts classes, government lunch breaks to save fuel

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 …

Venezuela's Ambassador to Bolivia in a Q&A with a North American delegation

With a statue of former President Hugo Chavez looking on, Ambassador César Trompiz answers questions from a North American delegation at the Venezuelan Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. | Eric Gordon / People's World LA PAZ, Bolivia—On a recent …

Jewish immigration to Bolivia to be theme of Agudat Achim Zoom program

ROBERT BROCKMANN SCHENECTADY –Congregation Agudat Achim will host a free Zoom program with the leaders of the Jewish community of Bolivia who are authorities on the history of a man considered the Schindler of Bolivia, Moritz Hochschild, on Thursday, March …

Bolivia to purchase $1bn of gold this year to boost reserves

Bolivia’s state-owned gold trading firm has said it plans to buy almost $1 billion worth of gold in 2025, in a move to bolster the central bank’s shallow reserves. In an interview on Wednesday (March 12), reported in Bloomberg, the chief executive of the …

Bolivia Turns to Cryptocurrency for Fuel Payments Amid Dollar Shortage

Bolivia has decided to use cryptocurrency for paying for fuel imports due to a shortage of dollars. The government has granted the state-owned oil company YPFB permission to conduct transactions in digital currencies. This move comes as the country faces a …

First carriage deals struck for new Bolivia FA channel

The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) has approved telcos Entel and the Cotas Cooperative as the first domestic distributors of its new in-house channel, Fútbol Canal, for the 2025-28 cycle. You'll need a subscription to continue reading Discover our …

Bolivia adopts crypto for fuel payments amid shortage in dollar

Bolivia is now using cryptocurrency to finance fuel imports as the state-owned YPFB has been authorised to conduct crypto transactions. This unprecedented move highlights the country’s deepening economic crisis and growing reliance on digital currencies in …

Dollar-Strapped Bolivia to Rely on Cryptocurrency for Energy Imports

Fuel crisis in Bolivia sparks lengthy queues and frustration