By El Diario: New Government Sets Three Tasks to Begin Stabilizing the Economy The new government, led by Rodrigo Paz, has outlined three measures to be implemented immediately after taking office: ensuring fuel supply, injecting foreign currency into the national market, and curbing inflation. The goal is to stabilize the national economy within a period…
Category: Economics
The parallel dollar trades below the Bs 12 threshold | El dólar paralelo cotiza por debajo del umbral de los Bs 12
By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: The foreign currency shows a gradual downward trend, although analysts warn that its price is linked to the economic and political signals from the new authorities. The exchange rate of the dollar in the parallel market showed a downward trend last week. Various platforms displayed rates ranging from Bs…
Notable U.S. Rapprochement | Notable acercamiento de Estados Unidos
By Javier Viscarra, Brujula Digital: What began as a friendly mention of Bolivia by President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, as a potential new partner in Latin America during a press conference motivated by Argentine President Javier Milei’s visit, has, in just two weeks, turned into a remarkable closeness. First came…
MAS sets a political trap for the new government | El MAS tiende una trampa política al nuevo gobierno
By La Hora Pico, Eju.tv: MAS revives the two-thirds rule in the Chamber of Deputies: an exit shield and an early trap for the incoming government According to Coca, reinstating the two-thirds rule is part of a political strategy with an electoral goal aimed at the upcoming subnational elections. “MAS wants people to say, ‘We…
Inevitable Adjustment and Urgent Honesty | Ajuste inevitable y sinceramiento urgente
By Eju.tv: Dunn estimates that adjustment is inevitable and urges honesty to achieve social truce The economic analyst warns that transitioning out of the current economic crisis requires tough measures and frank dialogue with the population about the real situation the new administration is inheriting. According to Jaime Dunn’s analysis, the country faces a crossroads…
Rodrigo Paz: The First Steps | Los primeros pasos
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: I did not vote for Rodrigo Paz in the first round or the runoff, and I’ve written so in these very pages. The main reason was the fear provoked by his vice-presidential candidate, Edmand Lara; another, equally important, was that Tuto Quiroga appeared to have a more efficient team for…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 