El Diario: Given the adverse state of the national economy, the Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) proposes five measures to tackle the crisis, generate employment and foreign exchange, and ensure food production: legal security, implementation of technology, fight against smuggling, markets, and access to credit for small producers. The proposal aims to increase foreign exchange income,…
Bs 25,500 million can be saved by closing or transferring public companies | Se puede ahorrar Bs 25.500 millones con cierre o transferencias de empresas públicas
By Lidia Mamani, Eju.tv: They see that Bs 25,500 million can be saved by closing or transferring public companies, proposals from the second meeting of economists This can be done without affecting the funds allocated for public investment, health, education, justice, social, among others. A sum of 25.5 billion Bolivianos is the amount that can…
Land Invaders Seize Northern Integrated Properties Again | Avasalladores toman otra vez predios del Norte Integrado
El Diario: Two weeks before the maize harvest, a violent mob once again invaded the Santa Rita, Santa Rita C, and Laguna properties in the municipality of El Puente, in the Northern Integrated region of Santa Cruz. This occurred only four hours after the police protection, installed by the government on July 10, was withdrawn,…
A Maze of Excuses in the Face of Crisis | Un laberinto de excusas frente a la crisis
Editorial, El Dia: Bolivia is going through an economic storm that seems to have no end. The recent historic record of country risk, reaching 2,102 points, the highest in Latin America, is an alarming signal of the depth of the crisis Bolivians are facing. This excessive increase occurs in a context of political and economic…
Two airline associations express their concern to the government about the lack of dollars | Dos asociaciones de líneas aéreas expresan al Gobierno su preocupación por la falta de dólares
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: The problem of the dollar shortage has persisted since March 2023, when the Central Bank of Bolivia began selling the currency to the public through tokens and set schedules. Passengers disembark from an aircraft. Photo: Social Media The Association of Airlines of Bolivia (ALA) and the Latin American and Caribbean…
Charging commissions for overseas money transfers | Cobro de comisiones por transferencia de dinero al exterior
El Diario: Charging commissions for overseas money transfers is a counterproductive measure Following the decision of the Financial System Supervisory Authority (ASFI) to adjust commissions for overseas transfers, economic analysts Gabriel Espinoza and Fernando Romero consider the measure counterproductive and believe it will worsen the situation instead of improving it. ASFI modified the regulation of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 