By Windsor Hernani, Vision 360: Why ask for a favor when the 1904 Treaty recognizes it as a right? If a restriction is truly unavoidable, the proper course is to negotiate with the other party, agree on mitigation mechanisms, and, if necessary, adopt compensatory measures. That is how international law works. Article VI of the…
Category: Economics
The Dollar Went for a Walk and Prices Started Running | El dólar salió a caminar y los precios a correr
By Gonzalo Chávez, Brujula Digital: These are anxious times in Bolivia and around the world. Some people change their cellphone and expect their love life to improve the next day, with all their followers suddenly seeing them as a heartthrob. Others start a new diet on Monday and by Tuesday complain because they still do…
Foreign Exchange Market Operates with Multiple Dollar Exchange Rates | Mercado cambiario opera con varias cotizaciones del dólar
By El Diario: Despite the new flexible exchange rate regime and the new official exchange rate implemented just over a week ago, the dollar continues to trade at different rates in the market. The parallel market remains active, with the selling price exceeding 11 bolivianos per dollar, while the rate published by the Central Bank…
Fuel, LPG, and Natural Gas Imports Loom | Se Acercan las Importaciones de combustible, GLP y gas natural
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Analyst: New Hydrocarbons and Investment Laws Will Deliver Results in Five Years; Meanwhile, Bolivia Will Need to Import Fuel, LPG, and Natural Gas The conditions for importing those energy products are foreign currency and real prices, expert Raúl Velásquez warned. Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). Photo YPFB The approval of…
Bolivia Misses the Hormuz Moment | Bolivia pierde el momento
By Oscar Antezana: THE WORLD AFTER HORMUZ The closure of the Strait of Hormuz—the artery through which nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil flows—not only drove up energy prices. It disrupted supply chains, accelerated inflation, slowed growth, and forced governments and businesses to rethink strategic decisions that will shape the next decade. Although Washington and…
Fuel Crisis, Calls for Shock Reforms | Crisis de Combustibles, Reformas de Choque
By Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Former Minister Ríos Suggests Ending Fuel Subsidies and Reforming Hydrocarbons Law to Solve Supply Crisis Two weeks after all roadblocks from the 53-day conflict were lifted, long lines of vehicles continue at gas stations across Bolivia in search of fuel. Former Hydrocarbons Minister Álvaro Ríos believes the only lasting solution to the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 