Por Genevieve Glatsky y María Silvia Trigo, The New York Times: Las protestas en Bolivia, desencadenadas por una disputa entre el presidente y un rival político, han causado caos. Una de las consecuencias: la escasez de combustible que ha obligado a los conductores a hacer filas durante días para obtener gasolina. Las manifestaciones han sacudido a Bolivia…
Category: Economics
The Argument in Favor of Profiteering and Speculation | El argumento a favor del agio y la especulación
By Antonio Saravia, Vision 360: The immorality does not lie in raising prices driven by uncertainty and scarcity; it lies in imposing controls that prevent people from engaging in voluntary transactions. Last week, there was much discussion about the 2025 General State Budget (PGE), a shameless and irresponsible budget that clearly reveals the government’s true…
Oil Restriction a Mistake Amid Bolivia’s Currency Crisis | La restricción del aceite, un error en la crisis de divisas
By El Deber: Jean Pierre Antelo: “The oil restriction is a mistake because Bolivia is facing a balance of payments crisis and needs foreign currency.” Cainco president Jean Pierre Antelo was interviewed on the program ¡Que Semana! of EL DEBER Radio, where he discussed the country’s economic situation and the latest government decisions affecting the…
Sell cheap to buy expensive | Vender barato para comprar caro
By Francesco Zaratti: MAS governments, under Evo and Lucho, not only impose a stale and failed ideology but also engage in disastrous business practices that result in astronomical losses for their idolized state. This is glaringly evident in the energy sector. As even the stones in Bolivia know, we import 50% of the gasoline we…
Gold Reserves at Risk by 2026 Due to Bond Collateral Plan | Sin reservas de oro para 2026 por uso en bonos
By Unitel, Eju.tv: Economist: Bolivia could run out of gold reserves by 2026 if used as collateral to issue bonds The draft law for the 2025 General State Budget (PGE) includes a provision allowing the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) to issue sovereign bonds using gold reserves as collateral, a measure criticized by Cebec. From…
Incendios forestales en Bolivia queman un área récord, arrasando hogares y cultivos | Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms
Por Monica Machicao y Daniel Ramos, Reuters; AOL: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Los incendios forestales en Bolivia han arrasado más de 10 millones de hectáreas (24,7 millones de acres) este año, principalmente en el trópico oriental del país, rompiendo récords de la peor temporada de incendios de su historia y quemando un área del tamaño…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 