“Flexible” Dollar Nears One Month, Keeps Climbing | El dólar “flexible” cumple un mes y sigue escalando

By Carlos Corz, Vision 360:

The “Flexible” Dollar Is Hours Away From Completing Its First Month, Continues Rising Daily and Reaches Bs 11.54

The new exchange-rate policy, which ended more than 15 years of a fixed exchange rate, came into effect on June 29.

El tipo de cambio fluctúa y este martes llega a Bs 11,54. Foto referencial

The exchange rate continues to fluctuate and reached Bs 11.54 on Tuesday. Reference photo.

With just one day remaining before the first month of Bolivia’s new “flexible” dollar policy is completed, the U.S. currency was trading at Bs 11.54 on Tuesday. During this period, it recorded a steady increase, accumulating a rise of Bs 1.81.

The new exchange-rate policy took effect on June 29, ending more than 15 years of a fixed dollar exchange rate and shifting to a market-based system. The measure was established through a resolution issued by the Ministry of Economy.

On its first day, the exchange rate stood at Bs 9.73 and has continued to climb, reaching Bs 11.54 this Tuesday, one day before the policy completes its first month. Under the new framework, the exchange rate is determined by the daily supply and demand for foreign currency within the financial system.

According to market dynamics, the increase is explained by the imbalance between demand for dollars and the available supply.

On July 23, Economy Minister José Gabriel Espinoza said that Bolivians should “get used to” a daily exchange rate set by market forces. He dismissed concerns about the dollar’s rise, describing it as part of the path toward stabilization.

“There is usually what we call in economics an overshooting effect: until people get used to it, the price (of the dollar) tends to rise. In most cases, when this type of change is implemented—and the economic literature is extensive on the subject—the overshooting can reach 25% to 30% in a single week,” he said. “In Bolivia’s case, however, it remains within the 10% to 12% range, reflecting a certain degree of economic and political maturity.”

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