By Francesco Zaratti: I paraphrase a phrase of my grandmothers to indicate that warnings are not negative criticisms but sincere wishes to avoid problems that approach. The current hydrocarbon crisis in Bolivia is not the product of a meteorite falling from the sky, or an unpredictable earthquake, but the natural result of mistakes, omissions, amateurism…
Category: Economics
Blindness or Complicity? Velazco and Colque criticize the IMF for applauding the MAS for years | ¿Ceguera o complicidad? Velazco y Colque critican al FMI por aplaudir al MAS durante años
By Brújula Digital: Columnists Enrique Velazco and Gonzalo Colque criticized the IMF for applauding the MAS model for years and only now warning of its collapse. They accused the organization of ignoring structural weaknesses and issuing late alerts, now that the severity of Bolivia’s economic crisis is evident. Development experts Enrique Velazco and Gonzalo Colque…
Street money changers sell the dollar at Bs 16.50 in La Paz | Los librecambistas venden el dólar a Bs 16,50 en La Paz
By Carlos Quisbert, Vision 360: Speculation These individuals refuse to give information and accuse the media and the public of “exaggerating” the issue of the U.S. dollar exchange rate. One of the money changer stalls, on the corner of Sagárnaga Street and San Francisco Square. Photo: Carlos Quisbert. At some money changer stalls and exchange…
Urgent measures proposed to stabilize the economy | Plantean medidas urgentes para estabilizar la economía
By El Diario: They must be short-term and based on a political pact In light of the difficult situation Bolivia is going through, economists are proposing urgent short-term measures and a political pact to stabilize the economy and make it to August; otherwise, the country could fall into a coma and the situation would worsen….
Homenaje a Stanley Fischer por su contribución a Bolivia | Tribute to Stanley Fischer for his contribution to Bolivia
15 de octubre, 1943 – 31 de mayo, 2025 Stanley Fischer influyó profundamente en la teoría y la práctica macroeconómica moderna, especialmente en economías en desarrollo y en transición como la de Bolivia. Su trabajo sentó las bases para marcos de metas de inflación, disciplina fiscal e independencia del banco central, principios que influyeron en…
46% of Families Start Businesses Despite the Economic Crisis | 46% de familias emprende a pesar de la época de crisis
By Dayana Flores, Opinion: This is due to the fact that in three out of ten households, there have been layoffs. Cochabamba is the third department in Bolivia where people are most encouraged to start businesses. How is the economic crisis affecting entrepreneurship? Nearly half of all families decide to start a business under these…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 