El Diario: In the parallel market it costs more than Bs 7.8 per unit Mobilizations announced due to shortage of dollars in the country Given the prolonged shortage of dollars in the national market, importers announced a mobilization, since this currency is used in different international trade transactions. The need to acquire the currency leads…
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They question the existence of International Reserves | Ponen en duda la existencia de Reservas Internacionales
El Diario: According to information from the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), until August the reserve figure reached 2,147 million dollars; but the amount closed until December 2023 is unknown. Economists doubt the existence of the Net International Reserves (RIN), indicating that they no longer exist, since the lack of transparency and information causes more…
There are NO dollars – NO hay dólares
El Diario: With serious harm to the population Shortage of dollars forces buying from the parallel market at more than Bs 7.70 The shortage of dollars in the country has caused the parallel market to gain importance and therefore the price of the North American currency has risen above 7.70 bolivianos per currency; Paradoxically, the…
Lack of information increases country risk level | Carencia de información eleva nivel de riesgo país
El Diario: Lack of economic information increases Bolivia’s country risk The lack of information on international reserves, of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), added to the shortage of dollars generates distrust at the international level and causes an increase in the level of country risk. Meanwhile, the Government assures that Bolivia has positive economic indicators…
Parallel dollar, the new normal | Dólar paralelo, la nueva normalidad
Editorial, Los Tiempos: For the Government there is no shortage of dollars, only a “speculation” that has lasted seven months, although everything is now “normalizing.” At least those were the last statements to the press, last Saturday, by the Minister of Economy, Marcelo Montenegro. However, a report from this press media confirms what is “an…
Circulation of dollars is not normal | No es normal la circulación de dólares
From El Mundo and El Diario: Retail merchants say that the circulation of dollars in the country is not normal OBSERVATION. Quispe regretted that the Government reflects another reality to Bolivians when the truth is that in financial institutions you cannot buy foreign currency; she added that most of the members of the retail merchant…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 