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…
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“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…
Public Firms Crisis | Crisis de empresas públicas
By Erbol: CALLS IT A SHAME Government reveals bankruptcies and losses of public companies: “they left us a Molotov cocktail” The OFEP made the presentation. The Government, through the Office for the Oversight of Public Enterprises (OFEP), presented this Thursday a report on the financial situation of state-owned companies, which shows sustained losses, low generation…
The deepest limit to development in Bolivia: its institutions | El límite más profundo del desarrollo en Bolivia, sus instituciones
By Oscar Antezana: Throughout this series we have explored different dimensions of economic development in Bolivia: the false dilemma between state and market, the persistent illusion of “miracle resources,” the accumulation of directionless projects, and the need to project a strategy beyond borders. The diagnosis seems clear: Bolivia does not lack opportunities; it lacks a…
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…
“It’s not enough,” people say on the street as inflation heads toward double digits in 2026 | “No alcanza”, dice la gente en la calle, mientras la inflación apunta a dos dígitos en 2026
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Rising prices are already hitting daily life: households are cutting consumption and adjusting spending, eating has become a luxury, while the IMF projects inflation of 20.7% for 2026, in a context of foreign currency shortages and lower export income Beyond complex macroeconomic technicalities, the word inflation is synonymous with fear….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 