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…
Category: Economics
Investment restrictions can cause capital flight | Restricciones a las inversiones pueden causar fuga de capitales
El Diario: The ban on capital outflows was described by economists as a desperate measure, since any ban in the economy entails the creation of a “black market,” which is a bad sign for investors. Likewise, “capital is going to leave the same, the market is going to be distorted and capital flight will be…
The country experiences misgovernment and suffers the consequences of waste | El país pasa un desgobierno y sufre secuelas del despilfarro
El Diario: Analysts maintain Two analysts referred to the fuel shortage, the lack of foreign currency and the situation of justice, and agreed to point out that Bolivia is experiencing misgovernance in political matters and suffers the economic consequences of the economic waste consummated by the government of Evo Morales. and the former Minister of…
Almost two decades and the MAS has destroyed the economy 🤦🏻♂️ Casi dos décadas y el MAS destrozó la economía
El Diario: Filas en surtidores de La Paz. Faced with fuel crisis In 18 years of the MAS in power, the economy was not restructured Questioning that after almost 18 years of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) in power, with speeches and promises about “living well” through an economy based on anti-capitalist values, there is…
Is there a crisis in Bolivia or not? | ¿Hay o no crisis en Bolivia?
Gonzalo Chávez, El Deber: The ideological delirium in which the Government finds itself drives it to control the entire spectrum of economic and political analysis. It defines what a crisis is, in its image and likeness, it determines which indicators do or do not measure a crisis and from this, it builds a propaganda narrative…
A subsidy that is difficult to sustain | Una subvención difícil de sostener
Editorial, El Deber: For almost a decade, the Bolivian economy has had a worrying fiscal deficit, mostly attributed to the subsidy of imported hydrocarbons. It is undeniable that the subsidized price of gasoline and diesel has contributed to containing inflation and has generated economic benefits, which means that any attempt to eliminate it faces social…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 