By Gonzalo Chávez, Brujula Digital: At first glance, the data looks like a small statistical marvel, almost a sleight of hand worthy of a magic show: in February, monthly inflation was -0.62%, and in March it was -0.34%. Two consecutive months with the consumer price index (CPI) falling, no less, after a heavy blow to…
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Shoemakers Struggle to Survive | Zapateros luchan por sobrevivir
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: La Paz: 33 artisans produce all kinds of footwear at the famous Tumusla Shoe Fair The artisans organized themselves and managed to set up a shoe fair with their own resources, where footwear for children, women, and men can be purchased in different styles and made with good-quality materials. The…
Law 157: Opportunity for the Rural Entrepreneur | Ley 157: oportunidad para el emprendedor rural
By German Huanca, Urgente.bo For seventy-three years, Bolivia’s peasants and indigenous people had land but no capital, plots but no credit, work but no real possibility of risking anything tangible to start a business. Law 157 changes that equation at its core: for the first time since the 1953 agrarian reform, a government recognizes that…
Transfers abroad will be subject to commissions of between 5% and 10% | Giros al exterior estarán sujetos a comisiones de entre el 5 % y el 10 %
By Brújula Digital: For transfers of up to $1,000, only the costs established in the receiving country will be paid, but for higher amounts there will be preset internal fees. Reference photo / archive Following the normalization of the use of credit and debit cards for transactions abroad, the Financial System Supervisory Authority (ASFI) approved…
New Rules for Cards Abroad | Nuevas reglas para tarjetas en el exterior
By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: Keys to understanding the new regulation of cards abroad The ASFI has already issued the regulation so that banks reactivate transactions with cards abroad /Photo: Internet The rule was issued by the Financial System Supervisory Authority. Learn what changes for online purchases and payments The Financial System Supervisory Authority…
Recession drives price drop | La recesión impulsa la caída de precios
By Unitel: Inflation: The drop in product prices is due to the economic recession, says analyst Chávez Inflation in Bolivia returned to negative territory in March with a decline of -0.34%, marking the second consecutive month of decrease, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). [Photo: Archive] / Reference image of a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 