By Edwin Cacho Herrera, Brujula Digital: Things couldn’t be worse for the government of Luis Arce Catacora just days before the MAS-IPSP registers its ticket and other candidacies. On top of the grim facets of the multidimensional crisis, there is now a widespread sense of panic at all levels of the Executive, which further paralyzes…
Category: Economics
The parallel dollar hits Bs 16.45 and then retreats to Bs 15 in a still tense market | El dólar paralelo toca los Bs 16,45 y luego retrocede a Bs 15 en un mercado aún tensionado
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: EXCHANGE RATE CRISIS The currency shows increasing scarcity in the local market The informal rate of the U.S. dollar reached a new peak before retreating, reflecting the persistent shortage of dollars in the formal market. The parallel dollar has been dragging on since 2023, in a context marked by…
Facing the crisis will involve severe measures to correct structural problems | Afrontar la crisis implicará severas medidas para corregir problemas estructurales
By René Martínez / Fundación Jubileo, Erbol: Economic indicators show a very complicated outlook, the result of a crisis that began to take shape more than a decade ago. Solutions will not be immediate, and the population must be prepared to endure tough adjustment measures that will help stabilize the economy while seeking to reduce the…
Lessons from the Blackout | Lecciones del Apagón
By Francesco Zaratti: On April 28, from 12:30 p.m. until after midnight, much of the Iberian Peninsula suffered a power grid Blackout (with B) that had consequences similar to a natural disaster, albeit without casualties. In the absence of a final report, you already have a precise idea of what happened and why it happened. …
$ 1 dollar projected to be at Bs 20 in November | Proyectan que dólar se ubique en Bs 20 en noviembre
By El Diario: Will the dollar reach Bs.20 in Bolivia? This is what the banks are projecting (10:07) [watch the video and select English} Por El Diario: ¿El dólar llegará a Bs.20 en Bolivia? Esto proyecta la banca (10:07) [vea el video] https://www.eldiario.net/portal/2025/05/09/el-dolar-llegara-a-bs-20-en-bolivia-esto-proyecta-la-banca-1007/
External debt increases by more than 150% during MAS government | Deuda externa sube en más del 150% durante gobierno del MAS
By El Diario: The idea that debt represents a low percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to other government administrations, does not mean that external debt has decreased; on the contrary, it increased from 2005 to 2024 by more than 150%, from 5 billion dollars to over 13.4 billion. The government is looking…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 