Juan Antonio Morales writes for Americas Quarterly: The Economic Challenges Facing Bolivia’s Next Government The country’s political crisis has masked concerning macroeconomic trends. In 2019, Bolivia’s political institutions were put to the test. In the new year, it may be the economy’s turn. Many are hoping elections slated for May will help quell the turmoil…
Tag: economic policy
Taxes paralyze higher production – Impuestos paralizan una mayor producción
A most needed Editorial from El Diario, graph at the bottom from an earlier post: Taxes paralyze higher production When a government acts blindly, without foreseeing consequences of what it does and only fulfills its demagogic and populist ends, what happens in the national industry occurs. There are many taxes that over time and the…
The economic heritage of MAS – La herencia económica del MAS
Alberto Bonadona writes in Pagina Siete: The economic heritage of MAS I cannot find a single project that, in the long 13 years and nine months of the MAS government, can qualify it as successful. Not even the Orinoca museum and, of course, not the road built to reach that population. The museum was already…
Bolivian Economics 101: Low inflation in 2015
Armando Mendez writes in El Diario: Low inflation in 2015 Without doubt, a remarkable fact of the behavior of the Bolivian economy during year 2015 was the low rate of inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published monthly by the National Statistics Institute. The year ended with an annual rate of 3%, while…
Costa Rica will advise us, on geothermal energy
AFP/ San Jose reports for Pagina Siete: MISSION ARRIVES IN LA PAZ Costa Rica will advise on geothermal energy Costa Rica Energy authorities will sign in Bolivia an agreement to support the South American country in developing its geothermal resources. Energy authorities from Costa Rica in Bolivia will sign an agreement to support the South…
About the long-awaited fiscal pact in Bolivia
An Editorial from El Diario about one of the top priorities in Bolivia’s development: About the fiscal pact Under this item the inescapable premise is that without this agreement, autonomy is not possible, even if it appears in the Constitution. The autonomous governments are not possible without the necessary resources. This pact since its start…
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