By El Diario: Lawyer Heiddi Ruiz Gonzales states Mining law specialist Heiddi Ruiz Gonzales warned that Bolivian mining is paralyzed by legal uncertainty, Law 535, and heavy bureaucracy, despite the country having more than 9,000 companies and around 1,700 registered cooperatives. In an interview with EL DIARIO, she said that reactivating the sector requires a clear…
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The virtual dollar price gets closer and closer to the BCB’s reference value | Precio del dólar virtual se acerca cada vez más al valor referencial del BCB
By Raúl Domínguez, El Deber: The price of the dollar continues to plunge/Photo: Archive The reference value of the U.S. currency established by the Central Bank of Bolivia had abruptly lowered its rate: Bs 8.80 for buying and Bs 8.88 for selling. The value of the cryptocurrency or “stablecoin” USDT had also fallen from Bs…
Bolivia facing the collapse of the myth of the coca leaf | Bolivia ante el derrumbe del mito de la hoja de coca
By Javier Viscarra, El Dia: Bolivia is witnessing an uncomfortable, almost inevitable moment in which the old myth of the coca leaf is beginning to crack. A few decades ago the idea was nurtured that merely repeating “coca is not cocaine” would earn international indulgence and domestic permissiveness. However, reality has become louder than any…
Judicial complicity stalls fight against corruption | Manto de complicidad judicial frena lucha contra corrupción
By El Diario: Analyst Manuel Morales asserts Political analyst and researcher Manuel Morales Álvarez issued sharp criticism of the Bolivian justice system, denouncing a “veil of complicity” that would be protecting the main individuals implicated in corruption scandals that have erupted within key state entities such as Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) and the Food…
Energy Transition or Energy Diversification? | ¿Transición o diversificación energética?
By Francesco Zaratti: Given the magnitude of the disaster left behind by the “gasiferous oceanographers,” it is an obligation to support the management of the new authorities in the energy sector. These are colleagues recognized for their honesty and professionalism, and admired for having placed service to the country above their first. They have been…
Atypical gold operations found and only 2.3 tons remain in vaults | Hallan operaciones atípicas con oro y en bóvedas solo hay 2.3 toneladas
By Opinion: CENTRAL BANK OF BOLIVIA DENOUNCES IRREGULARITIES Regarding the dollar, the head of the BCB announced his commitment to move the exchange-rate regime toward a more flexible one, considering that the fixed exchange rate has been harmful. The president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), David Espinoza, reported this Thursday that there are…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 