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…
MAS: Legacy – Inherited irregularities and failures | Legado – Irregularidades heredadas y fallas
By El Dia: AEVivienda Detects Nonexistent Works and Poor-Quality Housing; Audits Launched in Projects The new administration reported inherited irregularities and failures in oversight during project execution. The government has ordered improvements in efficiency and efforts to restore public trust. The new administration of the State Housing Agency (AEVivienda) identified a series of irregularities in…
Wage Clash | Choque salarial
By Erbol: Wage Demand Questioned Private sector rejects the wage increase demanded by the COB: “it is unfeasible” The president of the CNC, Eduardo Olivo. The National Chamber of Commerce (CNC) and the National Chamber of Industries (CNI) rejected the proposal of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) to increase the base salary by 20%. “This…
COB mobilizations and pressure lack justification | Movilización y presiones de la COB no tienen justificativo
By El Diario: The citizens are harmed. With the start of mobilizations by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) as a way to pressure the Government to address its 2026 list of demands, the deputy for Autonomía Para Bolivia (APB-Súmate), Diego Brañez Leaños, questioned that this sector mobilizes its bases at a time when the country…
Bolivia doesn’t need another miracle resource; it needs direction | Bolivia no necesita otro recurso milagro, necesita dirección
By Oscar Antezana, El Dia: In the previous article, we argued that Bolivia faces a structural problem: the absence of a clear economic strategy. This shortcoming is not new. It is reflected in a pattern the country has repeated for decades. From time to time, a resource emerges that promises to transform the economy. First…
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