Day: August 17, 2026
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DS 5676: The “Diesel Shock”? | ¿El Dieselazo?
By Francesco Zaratti: Press Release: Supreme Decree (DS) 5676, issued on August 16, 2026, authorizes YPFB to market diesel at market prices, just as DS 5644 had previously authorized private operators to do. The measure had been widely anticipated. Maintaining the fixed price of Bs 9.80 per liter not only…
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A Year Later, Change Still Waits | Un año después, el cambio sigue esperando
By Editorial, El Deber: This August 17 marks one year since Bolivians went to the polls hoping to open a new political chapter. After two decades of MAS dominance, voters chose change—change that promised to dismantle an exhausted economic model, restore institutional trust, and lay the foundations for national recovery.…
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The Flags of Bolivia: A Nation in Search of Itself | Las banderas de Bolivia: una nación en busca de sí misma
Bolivian Thoughts, Editorial: Every August 17, Bolivians celebrate Flag Day. Schoolchildren march, military units raise the Tricolor, and public institutions display one of the country’s most recognizable symbols. Yet few Bolivians realize that the flag flying today is actually the third national flag adopted since independence, and that each redesign…
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