By El Diario: Bolivia continues to rank among the least productive and competitive economies in Latin America, a situation that helps explain its weak economic growth, shortage of formal jobs, and limited improvement in household incomes. This lag is neither recent nor temporary, but the result of structural problems that have accumulated over time and…
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Bolivia 2026: Reforms Underway | Reformas en marcha
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: Bolivia welcomes 2026 with the challenge of consolidating economic reforms With the implementation of Decree 5503, the Government envisages reducing spending and the fiscal deficit, introducing changes in strategic sectors, and putting into operation a 50/50 revenue-sharing regime. File photo Bolivia begins the year 2026 with the challenge of consolidating the…
The parallel dollar closes 2025 at Bs 9.60 after a year of scarcity and high volatility | El dólar paralelo cierra 2025 en Bs 9,60 tras un año de escasez y alta volatilidad
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: The dollar stabilizes after a period of high volatility / Photo: Ricardo Montero The U.S. currency ends the year with stability after the historic peaks recorded during the government of Luis Arce, when it reached quotations as high as Bs 19. The Central Bank keeps its reference below Bs 10….
Millionaire Fuel Smuggling Exposed | Desvío Millonario de Combustibles al Descubierto
By Raúl Dominguez, El Deber: The Million-Dollar Fuel Diversion: Government Estimates Illegal Business at Up to US$3 Million a Day “Two or three million dollars a day are capable of corrupting everything in their path,” said Hydrocarbons Minister Mauricio Medinaceli, when referring to the power wielded by smugglers. The fuel diversion scheme uncovered by the…
Citizens Push Back Against COB Marches | Ciudadanos rechazan marchas de la COB
By Unitel, Eju.tv: “We Want to Work”: Citizens Confront Marchers and Reject COB Mobilization This Tuesday marks the ninth day of marches and the second day of a hunger strike set up at three pickets in the city of La Paz. The COB is calling for the repeal of Supreme Decree 5503. This Tuesday marks…
Hope Amid Crisis: Bolivia Bets on 2026 | Esperanza tras la crisis: Bolivia apuesta por 2026
By El Diario: Population views 2026 with optimism and Government changes economic model The population views 2026 with optimism in economic matters, although it knows that social conflicts will be present. Now, with the change in the economic model through the enactment of Supreme Decree 5503, people are showing differing opinions: while some support the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 