By Erika Segales, El Deber: 12 Questions and Answers to Understand the Flexible Exchange Rate and Its Implementation The new exchange-rate regime replaces the fixed rate and establishes that the price of the U.S. dollar will be calculated daily starting June 29. Bolivia is entering a new exchange-rate phase beginning Monday, June 29. The country…
Day: June 28, 2026
The Dollar Came Out of the Closet | El dólar salió del clóset
By Gonzalo Chávez, Brujula Digital: There are moments when economics resembles psychology more than mathematics. For months, Bolivia lived through a curious collective exercise in denial. The government insisted that the official exchange rate remained one thing (Bs 6.86–6.96 per dollar), while the market—with the stubbornness it always displays when a good becomes scarce—used something…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 