By Windsor Hernani, Vision 360: To achieve this, the country needs state-level decisions: competitive logistics infrastructure and a foreign policy capable of effectively coordinating with Brazil, Peru, and China. In January 2026, Chile’s Customs Chamber announced in a press release that a shipment of Bolivian beef crossed the border into Chile. It was not going…
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Bolivia in the world and… | Bolivia en el mundo y…
By Brújula Digital: Bolivia is not off the map due to lack of location, but due to lack of consistency. It has the elements to be a regional articulator—position, resources, potential demand—but lacks a collective will to turn that potential into reality. The most recent session of Diálogos al Café Marcos Escudero brought to the table a…
ITF Scrapped, Fuel Tax Credit Restored | Eliminan ITF y restituyen crédito fiscal
By Eju.tv: Senate passes bill eliminating the ITF and restoring 100% of the fuel purchase tax credit Both bills were sent to the Government for enactment by President Rodrigo Paz. The Chamber of Senators approved Tuesday night the bills to repeal the Financial Transactions Tax (ITF) and to restore 100% of the VAT tax credit…
The administration has not begun | La gestión no ha empezado
Editorial, El Dia: As uncomfortable as it may be to say, the administration of Rodrigo Paz has not yet begun. And this is not said by his critics; it is suggested by the Government itself when it announces, only now, the submission of a package of structural laws that —in theory— will set the country’s…
NEITHER STATE NOR MARKET: BOLIVIA’S REAL ECONOMIC PROBLEM | NI ESTADO NI MERCADO: EL VERDADERO PROBLEMA ECONÓMICO DE BOLIVIA
By Oscar Antezana: The economic debate that matters is not ideological—it is strategic. Now that the subnational elections have taken place, it is expected that President Paz will announce several reforms, as he indicated weeks ago. However, behind these announcements lies a deeper—and far more important—question that is rarely asked explicitly: what type of economy…
Bolivia’s Renewed Energy Relationship with Brazil | Renovada relación energética de Bolivia con Brasil
By Francesco Zaratti: La Paz, 03/18/26 – The recent visit of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz to his counterpart Lula da Silva in Brasilia sought to realign economic relations between the two nations, which have been dominated for decades by the hydrocarbons sector. In a pragmatic turn, the need for economic integration seems to have sidelined—at least…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 