By El Diario, Melvy Ruiz, Eju.tv: The government, out of money, can no longer suppress the rise in product prices Product prices have increased by 7.26% up to October, and the population feels a 50% loss in the purchasing power of the national currency. Bolivia never had low inflation but rather suppressed it through a…
Tag: public policy failures
Accumulated trade deficit is 429% higher than in 2023 | Déficit comercial acumulado es 429% mayor que en 2023
By El Dia: As of September, Bolivia’s accumulated trade deficit is 429% higher than in 2023 “The accumulated trade balance from January to September 2024 was ‘negative’ (-$329 million USD), 429% larger than during the same period in 2023 (-$62.2 million USD),” stated Luis Fernando Romero, president of the Departmental College of Economists of Tarija….
Economic analysis/Análisis Económico: Antonio Saravia, Rolando Morales, Jaime Dunn
To watch the video, below, please make sure that you click the CC portion at its bottom, middle to right portion, to make sure the subtitles are in english. Bolivian economists of great experience: German Huanca, Antonio Saravia and Jaime Dunn. Economistas con mucha experiencia: Germán Huanca, Antonio Saravia, Rolando Morales y Jaime Dunn.
Can Nobel Prizes help us understand Bolivia? | ¿Pueden los premios Nobel ayudarnos a entender Bolivia?
By Elizabeth Jiménez Zamora, Brujula Digital: Acemoglu, Johnson y Robinson/Nobel Prize The nomination for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics brings fresh perspectives to debates about economics and how to address economic crises, challenging the notion of leaving the economy and social welfare exclusively to the market. It’s likely that so-called “libertarian” economists haven’t delved…
Bolivians’ investment expectations decrease | La expectativa de inversión de los bolivianos se reduce
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Ipsos Ciesmori Survey The Investment Index in Bolivia stands at 20.9 points, suggesting a conservative trend among consumers regarding significant purchases or investments. There is less public confidence in investing, according to an Ipsos Ciesmori survey. Photo: ABI In a year, Bolivians’ confidence or investment expectations have declined and…
The Loss of Our Dignity | La pérdida de nuestra dignidad
By Antonio Saravia, Brujula Digital: We lack gasoline, diesel, dollars, medicine, meat, and rice. Inflation runs rampant (nobody trusts the INE). We can’t travel on roads, and the maze of taxes and regulations crushes private enterprise, condemning us to informality. We live blocked, helplessly watching as political power fills the news with scandals while lining…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 