El Diario: Charging commissions for overseas money transfers is a counterproductive measure Following the decision of the Financial System Supervisory Authority (ASFI) to adjust commissions for overseas transfers, economic analysts Gabriel Espinoza and Fernando Romero consider the measure counterproductive and believe it will worsen the situation instead of improving it. ASFI modified the regulation of…
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Can only endure with an injection of at least $3 billion | Sólo podremos resistir con una inyección de al menos 3.000 millones de dólares
By Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Economics: “We Won’t Endure Without an Injection of at Least $3 Billion,” Warns Analyst Economist Gonzalo Chávez analyzed the situation and observed that the lack of dollars is just the tip of the iceberg, revealing the exhaustion of the primary-export model. He suggested a new set of measures. Source: Unitel In a…
How to prevent the black dollar from continuing to rise | Cómo evitar que el dólar negro siga subiendo
El Deber: The ‘blue dollar’ does not exist in Bolivia, but something similar should be applied, suggests economist The measure would prevent the black dollar from continuing to rise, with an extraordinary market price that increasingly raises prices in general, especially for basic family goods. Due to the scarcity of dollars, its price in the…
Why do the websites that quote the Bolivian ‘blue dollar’ present risks? | ¿Por qué las páginas que cotizan el ‘dólar blue’ boliviano presentan riesgos?
By Raúl Domínguez El Deber: In recent months, the website bolivianblue.com has gained notoriety. Salomón Eid clarifies that its exchange rates are based on cryptocurrencies. Starting the weekend, the price of the dollar in the black or parallel market, due to the now normalized shortage, had exceeded Bs 11 in some cities in the country,…
The dollar rises to Bs 10.35 for sale on the parallel market | El dólar sube hasta Bs 10,35 para la venta en el mercado paralelo
Brujula Digital, El Diario: The price of the dollar in the parallel market climbed to Bs 10.35 for sale and Bs 10.20 for purchase, Brújula Digital confirmed during a tour of a dozen exchange houses in central La Paz. Of the 10 exchange houses visited, three did not have dollars, and one indicated that dollar…
Cry for change | Clamor por un cambio
By Humberto Vacaflor, Los Tiempos: General Juan José Zúñiga said it clumsily, but Vice Minister Raúl Mayta says very clearly: what happened in 2006 was “bread for the day and hunger for tomorrow,” and all Bolivians hope that this new version of the MAS will accept its failure and change your “model.” Well, tomorrow has…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 