By ElPais.bo: “Borrowed Light: Bolivia’s Energy Crossroads,” Part 2 Cheap Energy, Low Wages: The Hidden Cost of Electricity Subsidies While Bolivia maintains the lowest electricity rates in South America, average wages are up to three times lower than in Chile or Uruguay. Energy subsidies do not reduce poverty: they reproduce it by concealing the real…
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Losing Patience | Perdiendo la paciencia
By Antonio Saravia, Vision 360: That cushion would allow them to shore up international reserves and return the dollars owed to the financial system. This would make deep reforms both possible and bearable. There is no other path. Will they do it? Enough already. The benefit of the doubt ends here. Patience has run out…
“Bolivia needs to allow the private sector to import and supply consumers” | “Bolivia necesita permitir que el sector privado importe y abastezca a los consumidores”
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: Chamber of Commerce: The president of the CNC also raised other proposals to the Rodrigo Paz administration, such as the need to make transparent the real situation of fuel imports, payments made, and available volumes [Photo: APG] / Photo taken in La Paz, where lines continue to persist The president of…
Fuel Crisis or System Collapse? | ¿Crisis de combustible o colapso del sistema?
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Bolivia’s Fuel Crisis Is a Political Crisis in Disguise Bolivia is not facing a temporary fuel shortage. It is facing the collapse of an economic model—and the political system still hesitates to say so. The turmoil inside YPFB, marked by leadership instability and an inability to guarantee diesel and gasoline supply, is…
Reports that YPFB President Claudia Cronenbold has submitted her resignation | Reportan que presidenta de YPFB Claudia Cronenbold presentó su renuncia
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: The executive assumed the position as president of YPFB on March 30, replacing Yussef Akly. The swearing-in of Claudia Cronenbold as president of YPFB. Photo: ABI Amid complaints over the lines once again forming at fuel stations and criticism from transport sectors over poor fuel quality, the president of Yacimientos…
YPFB at a Breaking Point | YPFB al borde del colapso
By Cadena A, Eju.tv: Former Minister Ríos Urges Changes in YPFB and Warns It Is a “Time Bomb” Former Hydrocarbons Minister Álvaro Ríos stated that YPFB can no longer continue under its current model and said it must be transformed into a competitive company. Former Hydrocarbons Minister Álvaro Ríos warned that Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos…
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