The meat sector has had exports for $14 million in the first four months of 2020 with more than 3,000 tons exported. In 2019, throughout the year, meat sales reached $24 million with 5,300 tons, which makes it predictable that this management will exceed these figures.
There are more than 12 billion bolivianos ($1.72 bn) in the liquidity of the financial system, so there will be no change in the exchange rate, the national currency has the necessary support.
Cabinet approved two appropriations to overcome the negative economic impact of the pandemic. One with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for $450 million and another with the CAF-Bank of the Americas for $350 million. The Legislative Assembly must approve both.
More than 16,500 direct jobs and another 100,000 indirect ones are at risk in Cochabamba due to the deficit situation that construction companies are going through, aggravated by the debt of more than Bs 400 million ($57.47 mn) the national Government owes the sub-national bodies.
76% of micro, small and medium enterprises in Santa Cruz will be forced to fire staff after 90 days of quarantine, according to a survey of 343 members of Youth Enterprise. The consultation took place during May.
We have illiquidity of more than Bs 1.1 billion ($158 mn) which prevents the payment of operating expenses and salaries to doctors, nurses and frontline personnel who carry out specific tasks in the fight against Covid-19.
