Antonio Saravia, El Deber: The state spent over a billion dollars in 2023 financing five social bonds: the Dignity Income, the Juana Azurduy bond, the universal prenatal bond, the Juancito Pinto bond, and the bond for severely disabled people. Of these, the one requiring the most disbursements was the Dignity Income, costing $922 million, which…
Category: Economics
The state never helps… | El estado jamás ayuda…
Editorial, El Dia: The state enjoys good press because it helps, provides assistance, distributes wealth, and seeks social justice, but these are just good intentions. The reality is very different because it ends up generating more poverty than before, discourages production, and above all, harms the neediest. The harm of state aid is especially evident…
Concession and closure of state-owned companies will generate savings for the country | Concesión y cierre de empresas estatales generará ahorro al país
El Diario: Economist argues that it will allow reducing fiscal deficit With the aim of reducing the fiscal deficit in the country’s economy, which for the current management will be 7.80% with respect to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), economist Darío Monasterio proposes to apply a system of concession of works for the private sector…
The selling price of the dollar remains at 8.40 bolivianos | Precio de venta del dólar se mantiene en 8,40 bolivianos
Brujula Digital, El diario: The US currency is still scarce The scarcity of dollars persists in the city of La Paz, while its price in the parallel market remains at 8.40 bolivianos, despite the agreement reached three weeks ago between the government and private businesses to stabilize the US currency in the country. Brújula Digital…
International organizations have equal or greater responsibility when approving loans to fulfill electoral promises | Los organismos internacionales tienen igual o mayor responsabilidad al aprobar créditos para pagar promesas electorales
Gonzalo Colque, Brujula Digital: Indebting oneself to kick the can down the road Among the loan agreements granted by international organizations to the national government, one stands out for its high amount. Recently, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) disbursed $500 million to finance the “Support Program for Vulnerable Populations Affected by COVID-19 II.” The loan…
The wage policy is destroying dignified employment | La política salarialista está destruyendo el empleo digno
Ronald Nostas, El Deber: A few days ago, the Bolivian Labor Federation (COB), which represents less than 10% of the country’s workers, presented the government with a list of 152 demands that include measures in the political, legal, and economic spheres, most of which are outside its responsibility and competence. Of all these demands, the…
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