By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Ipsos Ciesmori Survey The Investment Index in Bolivia stands at 20.9 points, suggesting a conservative trend among consumers regarding significant purchases or investments. There is less public confidence in investing, according to an Ipsos Ciesmori survey. Photo: ABI In a year, Bolivians’ confidence or investment expectations have declined and…
Category: Economics
The Loss of Our Dignity | La pérdida de nuestra dignidad
By Antonio Saravia, Brujula Digital: We lack gasoline, diesel, dollars, medicine, meat, and rice. Inflation runs rampant (nobody trusts the INE). We can’t travel on roads, and the maze of taxes and regulations crushes private enterprise, condemning us to informality. We live blocked, helplessly watching as political power fills the news with scandals while lining…
$4 Billion to Address Dollar and Fuel Shortages | $us 4.000 millones para regularizar la escasez de dólares y de combustibles
By Gonzalo Chávez, Unitel, Eju.tv: Bolivia Needs $4 Billion to Address Dollar and Fuel Shortages, Analyst Chávez Says Economist Gonzalo Chávez highlighted that the gasoline shortage is already directly impacting the population, as it has driven up product prices. He emphasized that $4 billion is needed to address these shortages, suggesting that Bolivia could access…
Masismo is bankrupt and to “govern” they not only ask for more taxes but to eliminate our privacy | Masismo en quiebra y para “gobernar” no solo piden mas impuestos sino anular nuestra privacia
By Unitel, Eju.tv: The Tax Office launches a banking system to report payments of Bs 50,000 or more The head of the National Tax Service (SIN), Mario Cazón, emphasized that the obligation to process transactions of goods and services worth Bs 50,000 or more through banks has been in place for some time. [Photo: SIN]…
Go to the IMF or Not? | ¿Acudir o no al FMI?
By Andrea Condori, La Razon Digital: Go to the IMF or Not? Bonadona and Dunn Offer Solutions to the Economic Crisis The economic outlook has worsened since the end of 2023, when a dollar shortage was reported, leading, over time, to a fuel shortage. Alberto Bonadona and Jaime Dunn on Piedra, Papel y Tinta. Photo:…
Crisis deepens, and the Government lacks the capacity to respond | Crisis se ahonda y Gobierno sin capacidad de respuesta
By El Diario: After 18 years of the “masista” model The economic and political crisis Bolivia has faced in recent months has deepened significantly, leaving Luis Arce’s government in a precarious position and revealing its lack of capacity to implement an effective response. The economy now confronts serious challenges. The shortage of fuel and other…
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