By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Jubileo Foundation warns of hidden poverty and structural crisis: “Bs 100 is no longer enough to buy food” The Bolivian peso continues to lose value Economist Carla Cordero warns that Bolivia is facing a multidimensional crisis that erodes families’ purchasing power, with food inflation surpassing 20% and state measures proving…
Month: June 2025
The parallel dollar sells for under Bs16, the lowest rate since May | El dólar paralelo se vende por debajo de los Bs16, la cotización más baja desde mayo
By Agencia EFE, Unitel: The parallel dollar, both on the street and in digital wallets where it is traded as a crypto asset, dropped at the end of June [Reference photo] / The exchange rate on virtual markets was highly variable this month The parallel dollar registered its lowest value since May at the start…
Boliviano devaluation reaches 137% against the dollar | Devaluación del boliviano es de 137% respecto al dólar
By El Diario: The boliviano is facing its highest exchange rate pressure in over a decade, as the value of the U.S. dollar in the parallel market surges, creating an unprecedented gap with the official exchange rate. Although the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) maintains the official rate at 6.96 bolivianos per dollar, on the…
Samuel / Tuto: Lead fifth survey | Lideran quinta encuesta
By Red Uno, Brújula Digital: Survey shows Samuel leads national voting intention with 19.6% This is the fifth survey since last April placing Doria Medina as the top-ranking opposition candidate. The survey was conducted nationwide by Captura Consulting. Source: Red UNO A survey released by TV networks Cadena A and Red UNO shows that Samuel…
ALONSO DE IBAÑEZ: THE CAPTAIN FROM POTOSÍ, LED FIRST LIBERTARIAN REBELLION IN AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1617 | CAPITAN POTOSINO, ENCABEZO PRIMERA REBELIÓN LIBERTARIA DE AMÉRICA EN EL AÑO 1617
By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: ALONSO DE IBAÑEZ, THE CAPTAIN FROM POTOSÍ WHO LED THE FIRST LIBERTARIAN REBELLION IN AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1617, 200 YEARS BEFORE THE CRIES FOR LIBERTY OF MANUEL DE ZUDAÑEZ IN THE CITY OF SUCRE OR PEDRO DOMINGO MURILLO IN THE CITY OF…
Fiscal pact urged due to falling gas revenue | Urge un pacto fiscal por caída de ingresos de la renta del gas
By El Diario: Affected Departments In light of the decline in revenue from natural gas sales to Brazil and the termination of the contract with Argentina, the economic situation of the departmental governments is deteriorating, as about 95% of their budgets rely on royalties. Therefore, a fiscal pact is being proposed to revise the revenue…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 