# Bolivia’s Congress approves $1.9bn IMF loan amid protest threats

> The loan, which is meant to fix a crisis years in the making, still needs approval from the IMF’s Executive Board before any money is released.

- Published: 2026-09-19T04:45:01.478Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T16:30:16.089Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Science and technology
- Involves: IMF programme, IMF’s Executive Board, International Monetary Fund loan, Rodrigo Paz, diesel, extension of a state of emergency, programa de crédito de 1.900 millones de dólares con el Fondo Monetario Internacional

## How it developed

- 2026-09-19T04:45:01.478Z - Al Jazeera English: [Bolivia’s Congress approves $1.9bn IMF loan amid protest threats](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/19/bolivias-congress-approves-1-9bn-imf-loan-amid-protest-threats)
- 2026-09-19T16:30:16.089Z - France 24 Spanish: [Bolivia elimina por completo el subsidio al diesel tras aprobar un programa de crédito con el FMI](https://www.france24.com/es/am%C3%A9rica-latina/20260919-bolivia-elimina-por-completo-el-subsidio-al-diesel-tras-aprobar-un-programa-de-cr%C3%A9dito-con-el-fmi)

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