By Gonzalo Colque, Vision 360: Far from operating in secrecy, drug trafficking moves in broad daylight, injecting millions into the national economy. Drug trafficking is often taught in university classrooms as an “underground economy” that operates in the shadows, but this view is misleading. In daily life, it is visible to everyone: businesses with few…
Category: Economics
31 of the 38 critical minerals demanded by the world are in Bolivia | 31 de los 38 minerales críticos que demanda el mundo
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Jaime Villalobos, geologist, explains the potential 31 of the 38 critical minerals demanded by the world are in Bolivia, but investment is lacking to take advantage of them Bolivia has potential for most critical minerals, with notable highlights at first glance: antimony, bismuth, tin, silver, zinc, gallium, germanium, indium,…
The Agricultural Sector Calls for Economic Policy Change to Prevent Shortages | El agro pide cambio en la política económica y evitar desabastecimiento
By El Diario: The government, instead of addressing issues affecting the national economy, such as the shortage of dollars and fuel, is moving in the opposite direction by hindering production, exports, and all activities in the production chains. These actions put the future supply of various products at risk, according to a statement from the…
Bolivia’s country risk has increased by more than 600% | Riesgo país de Bolivia creció más de 600%
By El Diario: In the last 5 years Bolivia’s country risk on February 19, 2020 (five years ago) was only 275 points, but by December 31, 2024, it had risen to 2,087 points. From March 15, 2023, the indicator surpassed the 1,000-point mark, reaching 1,033 points, coinciding with the beginning of the currency crisis, which…
Bolivians Attribute the Current Economic Situation to Arce’s Mismanagement and the Failure of the MAS Model | Los bolivianos atribuyen la situación económica actual a la mala gestión de Arce y al fracaso del modelo del MAS
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Perception Survey A total of 63.9% of respondents blamed the country’s economic difficulties on President Luis Arce’s poor management, while 39.1% attributed it to the exhaustion or failure of the current economic model People see the rising prices of goods as a risk. Photo: ABI A survey conducted using…
The final phase of a populist economy | La fase terminal de una economía populista
By Yola Layme H, Eju.tv: Jaime Dunn: “We Are in the Final Phase of a Populist Economy” “One thing is clear: none of these measures will improve the country’s economy or the lives of Bolivians,” warned Dunn. Santa Cruz – Amid the severe economic crisis gripping the country—marked by a shortage of dollars, fuel scarcity,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 