AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoUSDT Push in Bolivia: Bolivia is considering recognizing Tether’s USDT as a payment currency amid a prolonged dollar shortage, with a proposed framework that would let USDT circulate alongside the boliviano and the US dollar while adding anti-money-laundering safeguards. Mining Investment Update: New Pacific Metals says its Carangas silver-gold project in Oruro has jumped to an after-tax $2.65B NPV (5%) and 35.9% IRR in an updated preliminary economic assessment, driven by adding a high-grade gold zone and scaling up to a larger open-pit plan. Cybersecurity Shock in the Region: Colombia’s Ecopetrol disclosed an extortion-linked breach after an external actor accessed cloud storage tied to about 3,300 user accounts across roughly 15 subsidiaries, while a separate ransomware attempt was blocked. Human Stories in Bolivia: Santa Cruz hosted the first South American women’s amputee football camp, bringing nearly three dozen players from 10 countries to train for the 2027 Women’s Amputee Football World Cup. Bolivia Protests Spotlight: A new report revisits Bolivia’s post-election unrest, where strikes and road blockades have continued as Indigenous groups, miners, and workers demand changes from President Rodrigo Paz.
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