By El Deber: The Government seeks to lessen the impact of the exchange rate flexibilization. Supreme Decree 5646 reduces import tariff rates by five percentage points for goods currently subject to duties of between 30% and 40%, with the measure remaining in effect until December 2027. The Executive Branch aims to prevent the new flexible…
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Mineral Boom Could Transform Bolivia | El boom minero puede transformar Bolivia
By Erbol: ESTIMATES US$16 BILLION Mineral prices rise and analyst foresees ‘impressive’ revenues for the country: ‘this has never happened before’ Gold produced in Bolivia. File photo: Ministry of Mining. With an unprecedented increase in mineral prices worldwide, Bolivia has the opportunity to generate historic revenues, which could triple what gas generated at its peak,…
Absence of dollars, exports of agricultural products released | Falta de dólares, liberan exportaciones de productos agrícolas
Mary Ortiz, AFP, EFE, Clarin, NewsRebeat: Change of direction in Bolivia: in the absence of dollars, exports of agricultural products are released Bolivia’s center-left government has made a change to its economic policy and agreed on Monday with entrepreneurs to free up agricultural exports, to cope a serious shortage of dollars. Economy Minister Marcelo Montenegro made…
We have and do not use access to the Atlantic – Tenemos y no usamos el acceso al Atlántico
About the exit to the Atlantic The only sovereign access that we have to the Atlantic through the Paraguay River was granted to us by the Republic of Brazil by handing over to Bolivia under its guarantee and protection that area of 850 km2 of territory known as the Man Cespedes triangle, stipulated in the…
Cinco rubros destacan en exportaciones nacionales – Five items stand out in national exports
El Diario: Minerals, soybeans and meat presented positive data until June Government ensures that its policies are working and a slight economic recovery is observed The demand for raw material from developed countries pushes prices up The foreign market improved the export of five national items, mostly commodities, led by minerals, which had a positive…
Se acabó – It’s over
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: End of the oil companies The reign of oil has lasted 161 years until now but it goes out like a candle, just like the reign of mineral coal, which has lasted until now for 260 years and goes out like an ember. According to Antonio Escohotado, a Spanish researcher, in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 