By Deisy Ortiz, El Deber: PHOTO: APG President Paz defended the removal of fuel subsidies. After talks with transport workers, miners, and neighborhood associations, the Government reached agreements that halted protests. Santa Cruz sets adjustments to interprovincial fares. After hours of negotiations, the Government managed to stop the strike announced by the Bolivian Confederation of…
Month: December 2025
Returning to a Single Floating Exchange Rate | Volvemos a un tipo de cambio único y flotante
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Minister of Economy: “We are returning to a single, floating exchange rate, accessible to everyone” The currency stabilizes in the market The Minister of Economy states that the dollar remains stable and that in the coming weeks the Central Bank will begin rebuilding its reserves. The Minister of Economy, José…
MAS’s Industrial Failures | Fracaso industrial del MAS
By El Deber: Five State-Owned Companies Left $1.294 Billion in Damage and Never Industrialized Anything Easba, Quipus, YLB, EBIH, and Yacana were created during 20 years of MAS government to generate surpluses and added value, but they operate at a loss, with high indebtedness and minimal production. They were sustained by loans from the Central…
Fuel and fare increases put cities on edge | Aumentos de combustibles y pasajes tensan a las ciudades
By El Diario: After the gasoline increase Minibus fare should cost a maximum of Bs 2.78 The increase in the price of gasoline to Bs 6.96 and diesel to Bs 11.30 would imply, according to technical studies of urban transport cost structures, that the minibus fare in the city of La Paz should be adjusted…
Fuel Reality Check | Sinceramiento de combustibles
By Francesco Zaratti: Notes on Supreme Decree 5503 of 12/17/25 I wish to share some personal notes on Supreme Decree 5503, a long-awaited and inevitable regulation. What will happen? The challenge for the government is to contain the inevitable sectoral protests (transport operators, gas stations, trade associations in general) and to control inflation and speculation. May…
The Child Jesus Has Had Different Faces Throughout History | El Niño Jesús tiene diferentes rostros a lo largo de la historia
By Rocío Ruíz, El Potosí: Figures of the Child Jesus in Potosí have been preserved for centuries by families. The figures are made of wood, plaster, or marble. Rocío Ruíz · El Potosí Over the centuries in Potosí, figures of the Child Jesus have been preserved, with different faces and expressions, and to this day they…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 