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…
Category: Bolivia
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…
Lara Blocked in Congress | Lara frenado en el Legislativo
By Vision 360: Legislative Lara suffers a setback: he failed to secure the necessary votes to consider a resolution against Paz’s adjustment decree The country’s second-highest authority stated that the measures issued by the Government are putting Bolivia’s political and social situation on edge. Lara, during Friday’s session. Photo: Visión 360 Vice President Edmand Lara…
High-Cost Social Adjustment | Ajuste con alto costo social
By Raúl Domínguez, El Deber: Comprehensive Adjustment with High Social Cost: Highlights and Shadows of the Government’s Economic Package The government seeks to balance the country’s finances / Archive Economist Fernando Romero warns that the Government’s measures will also affect several economic activities The set of economic measures announced by the Government last Wednesday, presented…
Freeing fuel prices was an “inevitable” measure | Liberar precio de carburantes era una medida “inevitable”
By El Diario: To break free from the economic fantasy Following the government’s decision to lift fuel subsidies, along with issuing a series of measures to confront the crisis and stabilize the economy, financial advisor and former presidential pre-candidate Jaime Dunn said the move was “inevitable” and a decision that had been avoided for years….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 