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19 November, 2020 Bolivia Global: 75 Availability: 73 Cost: 53 Regulation: 75 Productivity: 62 2020 Global TWI Ranking (out of 76) 2020 Regional TWI Ranking (out of 21) Region: 20 Availability: 18 Cost: 14 Regulation: 20 Productivity: 16 Remote Readiness 21 Remote Readiness 76 Bolivia has spent $2 billion USD, a quarter of which has been in the healthcare sector. The economic response in order to maintain jobs and livelihoods includes: Providing credit to specific industries Guaranteeing new loans for companies and smaller businesses Boosting the construction sector by financing new houses for lower income sectors Helping the financial sector provide the loans https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-Covid-19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 Land, River and lake borders are still closed although some international commercial flights are now available. A negative Covid-19 test result is required to enter Bolivia by Air. Rules differ from region to region depending on risk level. In general commercial activities are allowed subject to curfew but face to face lessons are suspended. 5.2% 4.5% 0% 20% Bolivia Regional Ave. % of GDP Bolivia Q4 2019* Q4 2020* % Change YOY Total Workforce 5.23 M 5.74M +9.6% Unemployment Rate (%) 3.3% 8.7% +166% Unemployed Workers 171K 499K +192% Manpower 2020 Total Workforce Index Workforce Statistics Covid-19 Situation Covid-19 Government Spend as % of GDP Border Closures and Restrictions Additional Government Spending and Foregone Revenue to September 2020 Covid-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths Reported to WHO (on a weekly basis) *Reported figures at Q4 each year https://covid19.who.int/ https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Fiscal-Policies-Database-in- Response-to-COVID-19 Other Sources: https://data.worldbank.org/ https://ilostat.ilo.org/ https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/ https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice United States Embassy https://tradingeconomics.com/