El Diario: The products in the basic basket are experiencing price increases due to the dollar shortage. This situation leads to higher costs for agricultural products as well as cleaning and hygiene items in various supply centers in the cities of La Paz and El Alto. At the Miraflores market, the price of a pound…
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Lack of foreign currency, fiscal deficit, and the decline in fuel exports | Falta de divisas, déficit fiscal y caída de exportación de carburantes
Analysis: Uncertainty, Dollars, and Misinformation Affect Economic Stability The economic situation of the country is going through a delicate moment due to several factors, including the lack of foreign currency, fiscal deficit, and the decline in fuel exports. Source: La Razón BY ANDREA CONDORI Uncertainty, the shortage of dollars, speculation, and misinformation are factors impacting the economic…
Instability Hampers Economic Activity | Inestabilidad rezaga actividad económica
By El Diario: The country’s economic activity is being hindered by the climate of instability and social conflicts, directly affecting the national industry which has to contend with blockades and land seizures in the absence of proper regulatory enforcement. Bolivia has once again entered a wave of protests over various demands, including the shortage of…
Three Notes on the Crisis | Tres apuntes sobre la crisis
By Gregorio Lanza, El Deber: President Arce asserts that there is no structural economic crisis. He does this to conceal the downfall of the mixed community social model of which he imagines himself the creator. The entire structure of the model was based on gas revenues, 50% of which went directly to the Central Bank,…
Difficult Times Require Wise Solutions | Días difíciles necesitan salidas sabias
Editorial, El Deber: The economic and political context in the country places Luis Arce’s government in a difficult position. The scarcity of dollars and the demand for normal fuel supply, which anticipate social unrest, are compounded by a strained political climate centered around the Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) with its two factions embroiled in a…
Economy of Intimidation | Economía de matonaje
Editorial, El Dia: Instead of applauding, encouraging, and asking exporters what they need to continue exporting, increase foreign sales, and providing support to seek new markets, the government of Luis Arce opts for intimidation policies and threatens producers who, according to him, are not bringing 100 percent of the dollars they earn from their transactions…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 