By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: The Parallel Dollar Moves Closer to the BCB Reference Rate: What Does It Mean for the Country? The value of the parallel dollar does not exceed Bs10 / Photo: Ricardo Montero The quotation of the parallel dollar in Bolivia stands at Bs 9.54 for buying and Bs 9.53 for…
Category: Economics
Current X-ray of the Bolivian economy | Radiografía actual de la economía boliviana
By Francesco Zaratti: In 2025, the Bolivian economy resembled a patient rushed into a hospital emergency room with multiple hemorrhages and a general condition of extreme anemia. The main hemorrhage (let’s say in the stomach) was caused by the subsidized import of 90% of the diesel oil consumed, which came to represent two billion dollars…
Bolivia: Plans Payroll Cuts and Deficit Reduction | Prevé recorte de planillas y baja del déficit
By Opinion: Government Plans to Cut Payrolls by 30% and Fiscal Deficit to Around 7% In its two-month management report, the Ministry of Economy highlighted that “the fuel subsidy was eliminated, which allowed savings of 240 million dollars.” The Ministry of Economy reported this Tuesday that, thanks to the elimination of fuel subsidies, the State…
Fuel Bribe Network Exposed | Red de coimas en combustibles al descubierto
By Erbol: TRUTH COMMISSION They uncover an institutional structure of extortion and bribes in the fuel sector ANH officials carry out fuel-loading inspections. Photo: ANH The Vice Minister of Transparency, Yamil García, reported that the Hydrocarbons Truth Commission managed to uncover the existence of an institutional structure of “extortion” linked to the fuel sector. According…
Bolivia’s Gold Bill Comes Due | La factura del oro de Bolivia
By Brujula Digital: BCB: $921 million needed to cover advance gold sale carried out under Arce’s administration “We have been left with that inheritance that all Bolivians will have to pay for in this 2026 term,” explained the president of the BCB. The president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), David Espinoza, speaks to…
US Senate Delegation Lands in Bolivia | Delegación del Senado de EEUU llega a Bolivia
By Unitel: U.S. Senate officials arrive in Bolivia to meet with the government, lawmakers, and business leaders The envoys from the U.S. Senate are expected to arrive in Bolivia this week to identify opportunities for cooperation [Photo: Social media] / The U.S. Senate sends two officials to Bolivia Two professional staff members from the U.S….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 