By DANIEL ZENTENO, La Razon: CAO blames the Government for the country’s economic crisis The agricultural sector in Santa Cruz denounces that diesel lines still exist and that supply remains irregular in rural provinces and remote municipalities. CAO President Klaus Frerking at a press conference. Amid accusations by authorities against productive sectors such as cattle…
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Bolivia se aleja del esquema de cripto para la compra de combustible | Bolivia Backs Away from Crypto-for-Fuel Scheme
Por Lockridge Okoth, Be In Crypto: En resumen El Ministerio de Comercio e Importaciones de Bolivia ha rechazado un plan respaldado por el Estado para utilizar criptomonedas en la importación de combustibles. Esta decisión, que representa un sorprendente giro de política, marca un retroceso en el reciente impulso del gobierno por adoptar activos digitales como…
How did Bolivia go from controlling inflation to having one of the highest rates in Latin America? | ¿Cómo pasó Bolivia de controlar la inflación a tener una de las más altas de Latinoamérica?
By Daniel Salazar Castellanos, Bloomberg Linea: Bolivia derailed its inflation path and is now among the highest in the region. In March, year-on-year inflation stood at 14.63%. Bloomberg Línea — Bolivia went from being part of the club of countries with the lowest inflation in the region to suffering from rising prices amid a scenario…
Parallel dollar exchange rate reaches Bs13.44 and is close to doubling the official rate | Cotización del dólar paralelo llega a Bs13,44 y está cerca de duplicar al cambio oficial
By Erika Ibáñez, La Razon: According to data from the BCB, the USDT cryptocurrency issued by the company Tether Limited and used as a reference for transactions reached a selling rate of Bs 13.43 on Wednesday. The lack of dollars in the country has been a problem dragging on since 2023. On Wednesday, April 9,…
82% of Bolivians rate the economy as “very weak” | El 82% de los bolivianos califica a la economía como “muy débil”
By Brujula Digital, El Diario: Ipsos Ciesmori Poll A recent public opinion study conducted by the polling firm Ipsos Ciesmori reveals a troubling mood in Bolivia: only 7% of the population believes the country is heading in the right direction, a figure well below the global average of 37%. In regional comparison, countries like Argentina…
Lithium: the uncertainty | Litio: la incertidumbre
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: In theory, lithium is an energy source that will replace fossil fuels, so the business isn’t just worth millions, but billions of dollars. In Potosí, we’ve gone from placing our hopes for economic development on the potential of the Uyuni Salt Flat to feeling a distressing uncertainty about the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 