Bolivia’s House of Representatives has approved two external loans totaling US$163 million to bolster its irrigation and tourism sectors. Omar Yujra, the Chairman of the Planning, Economic Policy, and Finance Commission, released this information. The larger loan, amounting to $150 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is set to fund water-related projects. As Yujra […]
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