By Germán Huanca Luna (*) & René García Angelo (**); Publico.com: This time, we’ll explain the state of Bolivia’s economy through a medical analogy, to help the public better grasp how serious the country’s situation is. Just as the human body needs blood to live, the economy needs money to function. In ancient times, when…
Category: Economics
Bolivia: In Between Two Giants? | ¿Entre dos gigantes?
By Windsor Hernani, Vision 360: Bolivia vs. the U.S. and China: Is a Foreign Policy of Doña Flor and Her Two Husbands Possible? Both countries have tools to condition Bolivia’s behavior, reducing its margin for decision and maneuvering. Published in 1966, Doña Flor and Her Two Husbands is a novel by Jorge Amado that tells the story…
Inflation in Bolivia reaches its highest level in 39 years | Inflación en Bolivia llega a su nivel más alto en 39 años
By El Diario: Analyst Fernando Romero warns Cumulative inflation in Bolivia reached 18.33% by September 2025, the highest in 39 years, surpassing figures recorded between 1987 and 2024. It also represents the highest level of accumulated inflation during the socialist period in the country, from 2006 to date, said economic analyst Fernando Romero. Romero’s analysis…
Difficult to get out of the economic crisis, even harder to get out of the moral crisis | Difícil salir de la crisis económica, más difícil salir de la crisis moral
By Sayuri Loza, Eju,tv: Mamani sleeps (…) meanwhile other Mamanis have to find a way to stretch the money that no longer suffices Remedios Loza (+) and MAS deputy Zulay Mamani (right). / Photo: Sayuri Loza When my mother ran for a congressional seat in 1989, she took her post very seriously because she had…
“Arce’s legacy is a house of cards” | “el legado de Arce es un país de naipes”
By Jorge Soruco, Vision 360: Agricultural producers demand actions to protect the economy and claim that “Arce’s legacy is a house of cards” The National Agricultural Confederation states that the measures implemented both by the current government and its predecessors have been irresponsible and have only contributed to dismantling the national economy. Representatives of Confeagro…
Rebuilding Institutions | Reconstruir las instituciones
By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: In 1879, we lost the War of the Pacific because Bolivia had a weak state that lacked presence across its territory, with feeble institutions; in contrast, Chile had developed a solid state with institutions stronger than Bolivia’s. Scholars of Bolivian reality assert that Bolivia has never had a state with…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 