Brujula Digital, El diario: The US currency is still scarce The scarcity of dollars persists in the city of La Paz, while its price in the parallel market remains at 8.40 bolivianos, despite the agreement reached three weeks ago between the government and private businesses to stabilize the US currency in the country. Brújula Digital…
Tag: inflation
Dollars and their impact on inflation | Dólares y su impacto en la inflación
Editorial, El Deber: The scarcity of dollars, a phenomenon that has intensified in recent months, directly impacts the prices of products and services, fueling inflation and threatening to erode the purchasing power of Bolivian families. The business sector has been one of the first to feel the effects of the lack of foreign currency. Importers…
Devaluation and loss of purchasing power | Devaluación y pérdida del valor adquisitivo
El Diario: The Bolivian records devaluation and loss of purchasing power The shortage of dollars in the Bolivian market causes an increase in the value of products and services, while the Government does not give signals of supplying the currency, so companies are already taking precautions and announcing price increases for their items; the food…
Five factors aggravating the economic crisis | Cinco factores que agravan la crisis económica
Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: Entrepreneurs see five factors aggravating the economic crisis in Bolivia Five factors that are accumulating one after another are a cause for concern for entrepreneurs who believe that if they are not addressed, the country’s economic problems will worsen. In addition to the shortage of dollars, which dates back to…
Dollar shortage: a time bomb | Escasez de dólares: una bomba de tiempo
Editorial, El Deber: An old saying says that “There is no deadline that is not met nor debt that is not paid”, and it can well be applied to the Bolivian reality. The fall in gas exports, restrictions on the sale of agricultural products, the reduction to zero of foreign investment and the increase in…
Bolivian economy enters a slowdown again | Economía boliviana ingresa de nuevo a una desaceleración
El Diario: The lack of resources will be reflected in public investment The national economy once again entered a slowdown and estimates from international organizations show that the decline will continue until 2025, due to an adverse international context. The latest World Bank growth report lowered Bolivia’s projection to 1.9%, a similar figure was presented…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 