By Let’s Make Democracy, Erbol: THE KEY IS TO GO TO THE IMF Economist: If the MAS returns to government, we will continue in crisis; a serious and tough adjustment is needed Economist Alberto Bonadona warned that if the MAS wins this year’s elections, Bolivia will continue to be mired in an economic crisis. To…
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Not simple “perceptions” but disgusting and crude reality! | ¡No son simples “percepciones” sino una realidad cruda y repugnante!
By El Diario: Bolivians’ Perceptions of the Economy in 2025 Are Pessimistic The Bolivian economy closed 2024 with a high deficit, a shortage of dollars, irregular fuel distribution, and inflation nearing double digits. For 2025, the situation remains unchanged and could worsen for a second consecutive year. According to a survey conducted by Ipsos Ciesmori,…
Irrecoverable Losses Due to Roadblocks | Pérdidas sin recuperación por bloqueos de caminos
Editorial, El Diario: One of the most detrimental events of the past year was the roadblocks, organized whenever a social sector wanted to express its dissatisfaction with the government’s lack of attention to their demands, usually driven by sectoral or partisan interests rather than for the benefit of the entire population. Such was the case…
2025: Prices will rise further, and unemployment will increase | Subirán más los precios y habrá mayor desempleo
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: National survey Bolivians believe that prices will rise further this year, and unemployment will increase The population’s perceptions of the economic situation for 2025 are pessimistic. Most anticipate a faster rise in prices than in incomes (86%), as well as an increase in unemployment (85%) and inflation (84%). A…
Excessive spending will drive up the dollar | Gasto excesivo impulsará el alza del dólar
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: Currency Shortage 2025 Budget: Economist warns that excessive spending will drive up the dollar The official exchange rate of the dollar is Bs 6.96, but the parallel market reaches Bs 11 The Government has planned public investment exceeding $4 billion. Specialist Joshua Bellott Sáenz asserts that this will increase…
It’s time to abandon empty rhetoric and historical mistakes | Es tiempo de dejar discursos vacíos y errores históricos
By El Diario: 2025, a Crucial Electoral Year 2024 will be remembered as a year marked by economic challenges, political turmoil, and tensions, according to Alejandra Camargo, a deputy from Comunidad Ciudadana (CC). She also noted that 2025 will be defined as an electoral year, where Bolivians must show whether they have learned the lessons…
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