AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFuel Protests in Bolivia: Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces mounting pressure after a diesel price hike for large commercial users, mining and exporters—raised from $0.85 to $1.56 per liter—triggered road blockades in Santa Cruz and Beni, with tear gas used to clear highways and producers issuing a 48-hour ultimatum to repeal the decree tied to an IMF-linked $1.9 billion credit. Strategic Minerals Pact: Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru signed a joint declaration to deepen cooperation on copper and lithium, setting up working groups for geological data, oversight criteria, and joint research, as demand from the energy transition and AI could surge sharply. Power Reliability Push (La Paz): Mexico’s CFE pledged that extended blackouts are over and will notify users via its mobile app before planned or emergency outages, after failures at substations and vegetation interference caused multi-hour interruptions that hurt local businesses. Agrifood Disruption Risk: The diesel shock is hitting key sectors—rice, soybean and sugarcane—at the same time transport unions report chronic fuel shortages, raising the odds of supply and production disruptions.
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