Without reserves: Bolivia faces an economic c...

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AS A GAS // As a gas producer, the state was able to build up enormous reserves. But failing to pivot when global prices fell has created debt, a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/04/18/bolivia-is-on-the-brink-of-an-economic-crisis?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medi ...

Many of the continent’s economies are hamstrung by debt—much of it held internationally. We look at the <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/05/16/africa-faces-a-mounting-debt-crisis?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintellig ...

The wildly indebted property firm has defaulted at last. That poses big risks as China’s leadership works to <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/12/11/china-courts-global-capital-on-its-own-terms?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintellige ...