Bolivia registers 2.3% increase in GDP in first quarter
Bolivian authorities reported on Wednesday that the nation registered a growth rate of 2.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year. teleSUR
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00:00 The Bolivian authorities reported on Wednesday that the nation registered a growth rate of
00:04 2.3% of the gross domestic product in the first quarter of this year.
00:09 The Minister of Planning, Sergio Koukissanky, confirmed the information and said that Bolivia
00:15 remains on the path of economic growth, reaching 2.3% in the first quarter of 2023, driven
00:22 mainly by domestic demand, which grew more than 10%.
00:25 Meanwhile, the authorities stated that the sectors of services, transportation and storage,
00:31 electricity, gas and water, construction, financial establishments, were the ones that
00:36 generated this economic rise.
00:38 Koukissanky also warned that this GDP rise is taking place in a regional scenario of
00:43 high inflation and in this context, the Bolivian nation maintains an average growth rate and
00:48 low inflation, despite the global situation.