Ex-Central Bank Member Named Bolivia Finance Minister

Jose Gabriel Espinoza following a swearing in ceremony at the Palacio Quemado in La Paz, Bolivia, on Nov. 9. — Jose Gabriel Espinoza following a swearing in ceremony at the Palacio Quemado in La Paz, Bolivia, on Nov. 9.
Photographer: Marcelo Perez del Carpio/Bloomberg

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By Sergio Mendoza

November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM UTC

Corrected

November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM UTC

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Former central bank director and economist José Gabriel Espinoza was sworn in Sunday as Bolivia’s new finance minister, tasked with stabilizing an economy battered by rampant inflation, shortages, and dwindling foreign reserves.