Juan Antonio Morales, Página Siete: La asignación de DEGs del FMI y el caso Schlink La directora-gerente del FMI, Kristalina Georgieva, acaba de anunciar que el Directorio del FMI ha aprobado la decisión de asignar 650.000 millones de $us en Derechos Especiales de Giro a todos los países miembros de la institución, en proporción a…
Category: Economics
The legacy of evo and the masistas: corruption – El legado de evo y los masistas: corrupción
Los tiempos: Study reveals that Bolivia ranks second to last in the fight against corruption Bolivia is located in the penultimate place, out of 15 Latin American countries, after falling in its Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) in the period 2020-2021, according to the study carried out by Americas Society/Council of the Americas and Control…
In Bolivia, certification strategies should be accelerated to combat money laundering, according to specialist – En Bolivia se deben acelerar estrategias de certificación para combatir el lavado de dinero, según especialista
El Deber: The FATF rating will be decisive to guarantee the credibility of the entire public and private financial system and the country as a whole. Next November, the Fourth Round of Evaluations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will take place, which will establish a rating on the actions of the Bolivian State…
Conditions for a good year for the economy – Condiciones para un buen año de la economía
Editorial, El Deber: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week issued a report on the economic situation in Bolivia with interesting conclusions that should draw the attention of the Government and the country’s economic actors. The most relevant data is that the international organization projects a growth of 5 percent in the Bolivian economy, and…
The missed opportunities – Las oportunidades perdidas
Juan Antonio Morales, Pagina Siete: Our history is marked by a rosary of missed opportunities. In hindsight, it is quite clear and documented that we missed the export boom of 2004-2014. In some years, such as 2012 and 2013, the extra income we received was higher than 8% of GDP. Historians of our economy will…
Let’s legalize smuggling! – ¡Legalicemos el contrabando!
Editorial, El Deber: It is estimated that smuggling enters the country around $2.3 billion in merchandise each year: almost 6% of GDP! There are more than 1,500 different types of products that enter illegally from neighboring countries: fruits, vegetables, rice, preserves, meat, beer, clothing (more than 7,000 tons per year), electrical appliances, medicines, computers, toys,…
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