*Bolivia’s national statistics institute (INE) has released new figures showing that the country’s trade deficit fell to US$170.9m in January, down from US$213.6m the previous month. Exports in January totalled US$612.8m, down from US$747.9m in December, while imports also fell to US$783.6m, down from US$961.5m in December.
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