Bolivia: Sales abroad drop and 60 products are no longer exported

In the first half of this year, more than 60 national products were stopped exporting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop in foreign sales affects mining, agribusiness and manufacturing. Exporters see the future "uncertain". The new coronavirus, the health quarantine decreed by the Government and the economic crisis in Bolivia and the world affected national exports. All sectors experienced a contraction that influenced their productive and commercial activity. According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), processed by the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE), during the first half of this year exports totaled $ 3,109 million, 25% less than that registered in the same period of 2019. It is about $ us 1,045 million less than what was exported in the last administration; In addition, more than 60 products from the mining, agribusiness and manufacturing sectors were no longer sold abroad unlike in 2019. The products that do not appear with commercial ...