El Diario: According to information from the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), until August the reserve figure reached 2,147 million dollars; but the amount closed until December 2023 is unknown. Economists doubt the existence of the Net International Reserves (RIN), indicating that they no longer exist, since the lack of transparency and information causes more…
Category: Economics
Economic uncertainty | Incertidumbre económica
El Diario: Bolivia needs peace and certainty in the face of economic uncertainty Faced with possible new conflicts with greater political and social confrontation in 2024, after the year 2023 marked by economic uncertainty, the deputy for the Citizen Community (CC), Alejandra Camargo and the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) maintain that in…
The clear message from businessmen | El claro mensaje de los empresarios
Editorial, El Deber: A difficult 2024 and a lack of clarity regarding government actions to confront it is what private entrepreneurs grouped in the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Cainco) and the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia observe. Both institutions agreed on several concerns during the presentation of their end-of-year messages. And that is…
Growth of the Bolivian economy falls in 2023 and in 2024 the deceleration will continue | Crecimiento de economía boliviana cae en 2023 y el 2024 la desaceleración continuará
El Diario: From a projection of 4.8% growth, national authorities expect it to at least reach 3%, while international organizations estimate that it will be in the order of 2% and the trend continues in 2024, as the Government drops to 3.71%. It falls in the current administration and the deceleration will continue in the…
A highly politicized citizen | Un ciudadano altamente politizado
Pedro Portugal, Brujula Digital: The inclinations of the popular sectors Perhaps the aspect that will most focus the attention of the Bolivian population in 2024 will be the national elections of 2025. And it is not that other aspects – the economic, in the first place – will not have significance, but that the Bolivian…
There are NO dollars – NO hay dólares
El Diario: With serious harm to the population Shortage of dollars forces buying from the parallel market at more than Bs 7.70 The shortage of dollars in the country has caused the parallel market to gain importance and therefore the price of the North American currency has risen above 7.70 bolivianos per currency; Paradoxically, the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 