By Daniel Salazar, Bloomberg Linea: The general elections scheduled for August 17, 2025, could mark a turning point for the country’s credit rating. Moody’s believes that “significant policy measures are unlikely to be taken before that date.” Bloomberg Línea — Moody’s downgrade of Bolivia’s credit rating from Caa3 to Ca, placing it deeper into speculative territory,…
Category: Economics
Model Change: “Bolivia Needs to Work” | Cambio de modelo: “Bolivia necesita trabajar”
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: DEMANDS Multisectoral Protest Demands Model Change: “Bolivia Needs to Work” The president of the CAO led the multisectoral march / Photo: Yolanda Mamani Farmers, transport workers, informal vendors, and industrialists marched to reject the crisis and demand a new national pact that prioritizes production, employment, and the elimination of…
Merchants in crisis: sales drop and the dollar is trading at Bs. 13.50 and Bs. 13.80 | Comerciantes en crisis: ventas caen y el dólar se cotiza en Bs. 13,50 y Bs. 13,80
By La Patria: Dollar / Reference Independent merchants are facing an alarming crisis in Bolivia, with declining sales and a dollar exchange rate exceeding Bs 13.50. Self-employed merchants in Bolivia are facing a significant crisis. This is due to falling sales and the rising exchange rate of the dollar, which on April 22, 2025, ranges…
Virtual stores and cryptos, the new way of doing business in Bolivia | Tiendas virtuales y criptos, la nueva forma de hacer negocios en Bolivia
By El Diario: Technology is rapidly changing the way we buy and sell both large and small products in our country; however, not everyone has enough knowledge to use virtual mechanisms. That’s why eco$com turned to an expert in this field, Luis Polasek, who, based in Santa Cruz, offers his services to the entire country…
High inflation leads to “accelerated impoverishment of the population” | Alta inflación lleva a un “empobrecimiento acelerado de la población”
By Unitel: High inflation leads to “accelerated impoverishment of the population”: IMF report worries economists The latest IMF report projects 15.1% inflation for Bolivia this year and 1.1% growth [Photo: Social Media] / Economists express concern over the latest IMF report Following the announcement that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects an inflation rate of…
Approving a wage increase will generate greater economic inflation | Aprobar un incremento salarial generará mayor inflación económica
By Unitel: Analyst points out that approving a wage increase will generate greater economic inflation Economist Gonzalo Chávez indicated that if salaries rise, companies will have to cover their costs, which will lead to a major problem in economic terms. Reference image. Just days before the celebration of Labor Day, when the government typically announces…
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