Bolivia orders state intervention as fuel shortage bites

The Punch | 03-09-2026 06:52am |

The Bolivian government announced on Wednesday that it had placed state oil company YPFB under temporary supervision, citing problems with fuel imports and distribution amid a severe supply crisis. Long lines of drivers queuing for scarce fuel have become a regular sight in Bolivia, where President Rodrigo Paz took power last November on a pledge to address the issue.

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