By El Diario: War in the Middle East Affects the Hydrocarbons Sector Between Distrust and the Risk of Returning to the Past The increase in the price of oil on the international market will cause fuel prices to rise, which will affect the final commercialization value. After more than 100 days of Rodrigo Paz’s government,…
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Fuel Additives Under Fire | Aditivos bajo sospecha
By Gigavision, Eju.tv: “If vehicles are damaged after additives, YPFB must disappear,” says former minister Ríos He also proposed that Bolivia should move toward opening the fuel market to end the state monopoly. According to Ríos, within one to two years the country should have different fuel brands so consumers do not depend on a…
YPFB Is Agonizing and Needs Attention | YPFB agoniza y necesita atención
By Alvaro Rios, Brujula Digital: Bolivia’s energy supply security is entrusted to YPFB. Below is a brief explanation. In its hands lies the responsibility of negotiating hydrocarbon exploration and production contracts, and it owns areas with potential throughout the country. It operates several hydrocarbon fields across the national territory. It is the absolute owner of…
MAS Holdovers Block Change | Funcionarios del MAS frenan cambios
By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: Key positions remain under control of personnel who served the MAS; Government promises adjustments On the night of November 7, 2025, former president Luis Arce bid farewell to public officials, many of whom remain in their posts. Photo: RRSS/Luis Arce EL DEBER verified at least six cases of senior officials…
The State Remains Captured by MAS Bureaucracy | Estado sigue capturado por burocracia masista
By El Diario: At 100 days into the government of Rodrigo Paz, economist and political scientist Fernando Untoja described an administration that “put the surface in order” but avoided touching the core of power, warning that the Bolivian State remains governed by a bureaucracy of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) that, far from enabling governability,…
Gigantic debt left to the country by MAS rule | Deuda gigantesca dejó el masismo al país
Editorial, El Diario: It is astonishing that, after twenty years of MAS governments, headed by Evo Morales and Luis Arce Catacora, the country ended up with a debt of a little more than 14 billion dollars in external debt as of December 31, 2025, that is, an increase of 786 million compared to the 2024…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 