By El Diario: They Will Apply Measures Gradually and Rule Out Going to the International Monetary Fund The Government will apply measures to reactivate the economy and change the model gradually, ruling out shock adjustments and also ruling out turning to the International Monetary Fund, because what is needed is not recipes but economic policies, according…
Category: Social Unrest
Tuto, Samuel, Paz: Abandon the Habit of Chaos | Abandonen el hábito del caos
By Fernando Untoja, Eju.tv: Bolivia is going through a delicate hour. The shortage of diesel is affecting transportation and production, the lack of foreign currency is generating uncertainty in markets and households, prices are squeezing the citizen’s pocketbook, sectoral marches are growing, and new demands are appearing for a 20% wage increase. Concern is felt…
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…
Dunn Highlights Need for Public Spending Cuts | Dunn destaca la necesidad de recortes en el gasto público
By La Patria: Jaime Dunn, analyst According to Dunn, the projected fiscal deficit is 11%; the analyst warns about the urgent need for cuts in public spending. Economic analysis: Dunn highlights need for cuts Economic analyst Jaime Dunn questioned the economic policy of the government of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira. In an interview with LA…
Analysts warn of “multiple crisis” and growing uncertainty about the future | Analistas advierten “crisis múltiple” y creciente incertidumbre sobre el futuro
By Erbol: STAGFLATION SEEN Economic analysts Horst Grebe and Gonzalo Colque agreed that Bolivia is going through a “multiple crisis” marked by the deterioration of the hydrocarbons sector, a high fiscal deficit, shortage of dollars, fuel supply problems, and growing economic and institutional uncertainty about the country’s future. During the Hagamos Democracia program on Erbol, both specialists pointed out that…
“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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 