By German Huanca, El Deber: 2024 closes as a year marked by a profound economic crisis, whose origin is closely tied to the current government’s economic policy decisions. The president, in his previous role as Minister of Finance, implemented controversial measures to finance the fiscal deficit. These included the irresponsible use of international reserves, a…
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Banking freeze continues due to failure to stabilize the dollar’s value | Corralito bancario continúa por no estabilizar el precio del dólar
By El Diario: Generates uncertainty and distress among savers A series of banking restrictions endorsed by state authorities has created a financial freeze that threatens to cause a disaster of significant proportions. In this context, Bolivians have witnessed increasingly limited access to their own funds over the past months. According to economists, the government lacks…
Inflation, dollar shortages, and fuel scarcity: the new face of Bolivia | Inflación, escasez de dólares y falta de combustible, la nueva cara de Bolivia
By Opinion: 2024 marked the end of the economic boom of the early millennium. The Bolivian currency depreciated, and gasoline and diesel are in short supply. An alleged coup worsened the situation. In a report last year, the World Bank highlighted Bolivia as one of the three economies with the best economic growth projections in…
Bolivians end the year with distrust in the government | Bolivianos cierran el año con desconfianza en el Gobierno
By El Diario: In public opinion With a crisis of confidence in the government due to the lack of foreign currency, fuel shortages, and corruption, Bolivians end the year. A snapshot of Bolivia’s reality presented by Ipsos Ciesmori reveals that 95% of those surveyed believe the country is on the wrong track. Luis Garay, client…
The merits of Evo and Arce | Los méritos de Evo y Arce
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brújula Digital: They rose to power together, with Evo only adopting indigenous and socialist ideas at the last minute. Early in his campaign, those were not his main themes, as he came from a unionist logic more closely tied to revolutionary nationalism, which is his true heritage, as is the Popular…
Bolivia: Electronic payment methods | Medios electrónicos de pago
By Vision 360: More and more Bolivians are using electronic payment methods, with QR codes being the favorite, growing by more than 4,700%, according to the BCB. The application of a formula that combines technology with the development and adoption of innovations for electronic payment instruments and channels allows the national financial system and its…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 