By Luis Fernando Romero, Eju.tv: Bolivia: ranking of the 10 most loss-making public companies in 2025 Was YPFB running a deficit or not? Public companies in Bolivia play an important economic and social role, but their financial sustainability has become a structural problem. Essentially, these companies exist to guarantee access to basic services, correct market…
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Industrials warn: wage hike risks crisis | Industriales alertan: alza salarial agravaría crisis
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Industrials reject wage increase proposal and warn of more inflation, unemployment, and smuggling The COB proposed a 20% wage increase / Photo: Social media The National Chamber of Industries (CNI) maintains that the 20% wage increase proposal put forward by the Bolivian Workers’ Center would worsen the economic crisis and…
Central Control or Property Risk? | ¿Control central o riesgo a la propiedad?
Editorial Bolivian Thoughts: Property Registry (Derechos Reales) in Bolivia: Necessary Modernization or Risk to Private Property? The recent debate over whether Bolivia’s Property Registry (Derechos Reales) should remain under the Judicial Branch or be transferred to a more centralized entity—potentially with greater Executive influence—is not new. It is, in fact, an extension of long-standing tensions…
Rodrigo Paz: Falling optimism | Cae el optimismo
By Unitel: What is behind the decline in public optimism about the country’s direction?Analysts respond According to the study conducted by Ipsos-CIESMORI for UNITEL, between February and March, the perception that the country is heading in the “right direction” fell from 63% to 53% Ortiz and Ortuño shared their views following the release of the…
The dream of the central corridor: When did Bolivia miss the train of history? (Part II) | El sueño del corredor central: ¿Cuándo Bolivia perdió el tren de la historia? (Parte II)
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 