By Alvaro Rios, Brujula Digital: Bolivia’s energy supply security is entrusted to YPFB. Below is a brief explanation. In its hands lies the responsibility of negotiating hydrocarbon exploration and production contracts, and it owns areas with potential throughout the country. It operates several hydrocarbon fields across the national territory. It is the absolute owner of…
Category: Economics
Crash Looted Cash Now Void — Who Pays the Replacement Cost? | Billetes Robados Tras Accidente Quedan Anulados — ¿Quién Asume el Costo?
By Eju.tv: Do you have Bs 10, Bs 20, and Bs 50 banknotes from the new Series B? This is what you should know and do The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) reported that people who possess similar banknotes that were legally obtained will be able to exchange them within the financial system for others…
The Convenient MAS Legacy | La conveniente herencia masista
Editorial, El Dia: A phrase often attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt—probably one he never actually said—referred to the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza: “Yes, he’s a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” The phrase endured not because of its authenticity, but because of the moral truth it conveys: power often tolerates what it…
Potosí: The Silent Exporter | El exportador silencioso
By Gonzalo Colque, Vision 360: With Feet on the Ground The challenge lies in whether the national government will be capable of understanding this reality and designing a coherent strategy commensurate with this new export balance. There is a revealing fact reshaping the economic landscape: over the past two years, Potosí has become the country’s…
Economic Turning Point | Punto de quiebre económico
By El Diario: According to economic analysts A change of direction is urgently needed to save economic stability Bolivia is running out of room to maneuver. After years of prosperity driven by hydrocarbons, reality is asserting itself with rising inflation and gas production in free fall. For specialists, macroeconomic stability is no longer a policy…
Gasoline More Bitter than Sweet | Gasolina más amarga que dulce
By Francesco Zaratti: Since 2018, Bolivia has marketed the so-called “green gasoline,” a blend of base gasoline with anhydrous ethanol, a byproduct of sugarcane, within the framework of an agreement that obliges YPFB to purchase ethanol from sugar mills and mix it with domestically produced or imported gasoline. The virtues of this program have been…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 