AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBolivia Legal & Industry: A New York federal judge said an arbitral tribunal did not ignore the law in a long-running cement dispute tied to the 2011 sale of a Bolivian cement company, rejecting arguments that a statute-of-limitations issue should have blocked claims. Steel Market Pulse: Worldsteel reported June 2026 crude steel output at 155.7M tonnes globally (+1.7% year-on-year), with South America at 3.5M tonnes (-0.3%) and Bolivia included among the reporting countries. Trade & Food Manufacturing: A Vietnam trade office met with Argentina-Paraguay snack manufacturer CMA Paraguay to discuss private-label production and a potential preferential trade agreement with Mercosur, which includes Bolivia. Agriculture & Food Security: A new report highlights that hunger in Latin America is falling, but stresses that roads, cold storage, energy reliability, and post-harvest losses keep healthy diets out of reach. Bolivia Energy/Infrastructure: A separate commodities note points to regional transport bottlenecks and port capacity as key constraints for grain flows across the Andes and toward seaports. Security & Supply Chains: UN reporting flags Ecuador’s ports and banana exports as increasingly central to cocaine logistics—an indirect risk factor for regional maritime trade.
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