By Eju.tv The adjustment and its political bill: the cost Rodrigo Paz faces after the fuel hike The increase in fuel prices and the easing of diesel controls open a front of social and economic pressure for the government. Analysts warn of inflationary impact and political wear, while the transport sector distances itself and demands…
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Fuel Shock and Fragile Adjustment | Shock de combustibles y ajuste frágil
By Maggy Talavera: #analysis by Gonzalo Chávez Álvarez on the measures launched by the government: Fuel prices increase in Bolivia. First reaction. As anticipated, the economy has entered a phase of abrupt correction of relative prices, marked by the withdrawal of one of the historical pillars of the economic model: the generalized subsidy to hydrocarbons….
New price of gasoline, diesel, and other hydrocarbons | Nuevo precio de la gasolina, diésel y otros hidrocarburos
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: This will be the new price of gasoline, diesel, and other hydrocarbons announced by the Government Minister Mauricio Medinaceli explained that the new prices will come into effect as of the publication of a supreme decree that was announced by President Rodrigo Paz on Wednesday night The Minister of Hydrocarbons, Mauricio…
The statist State suffocates Bolivian mining | El Estado estatista ahoga a la minería boliviana
By El Diario: Lawyer Heiddi Ruiz Gonzales states Mining law specialist Heiddi Ruiz Gonzales warned that Bolivian mining is paralyzed by legal uncertainty, Law 535, and heavy bureaucracy, despite the country having more than 9,000 companies and around 1,700 registered cooperatives. In an interview with EL DIARIO, she said that reactivating the sector requires a clear…
Energy Transition or Energy Diversification? | ¿Transición o diversificación energética?
By Francesco Zaratti: Given the magnitude of the disaster left behind by the “gasiferous oceanographers,” it is an obligation to support the management of the new authorities in the energy sector. These are colleagues recognized for their honesty and professionalism, and admired for having placed service to the country above their first. They have been…
Keeping fuel subsidies will generate more shortages | Mantener la subvención a los combustibles generará más desabastecimiento
By Unitel: Former Hydrocarbons Minister: “The country cannot afford to import $3 billion annually and then subsidize fuel that, on top of everything, ends up going across our borders,” Álvaro Ríos said. Ríos stated that “Bolivia has no choice but to remove subsidies” Former Hydrocarbons Minister Álvaro Ríos warned that maintaining fuel subsidies will lead…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 