Bolivia, a country in the Andes, has developed strongly in recent years. Since the left-wing president Evo Morales took office, poverty in the country has been more than halved, life expectancy ...

In July, Bolivians voted for higher taxes on foreign energy firms For some it is the 'curse of oil', for others the 'calamity of copper' - poor countries that are rich in commodities but stay poor.

The poor believe they are saving their country from a return to ... and it denies profits to the local region and the nation. The contract would cost Bolivia vast sums, based on the current prices of ...

The IMF demands urgent economic adjustments, in other words, harsh austerity measures, even as poverty increases in Bolivia.

The country is also among the world’s poorest. Nearly 40% of Bolivia's people live in poverty – and that rate increases dramatically in vulnerable communities. Hunger, chronic malnutrition, natural ...

Most poor nations, they wrote, are hotter to begin with and are more reliant on farming and other climate-challenged industries. Within Bolivia, the poorest of the poor lacked running water even ...