By German Huanca, El Deber: 2024 closes as a year marked by a profound economic crisis, whose origin is closely tied to the current government’s economic policy decisions. The president, in his previous role as Minister of Finance, implemented controversial measures to finance the fiscal deficit. These included the irresponsible use of international reserves, a…
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Banking freeze continues due to failure to stabilize the dollar’s value | Corralito bancario continúa por no estabilizar el precio del dólar
By El Diario: Generates uncertainty and distress among savers A series of banking restrictions endorsed by state authorities has created a financial freeze that threatens to cause a disaster of significant proportions. In this context, Bolivians have witnessed increasingly limited access to their own funds over the past months. According to economists, the government lacks…
Inflation, dollar shortages, and fuel scarcity: the new face of Bolivia | Inflación, escasez de dólares y falta de combustible, la nueva cara de Bolivia
By Opinion: 2024 marked the end of the economic boom of the early millennium. The Bolivian currency depreciated, and gasoline and diesel are in short supply. An alleged coup worsened the situation. In a report last year, the World Bank highlighted Bolivia as one of the three economies with the best economic growth projections in…
Bolivians end the year with distrust in the government | Bolivianos cierran el año con desconfianza en el Gobierno
By El Diario: In public opinion With a crisis of confidence in the government due to the lack of foreign currency, fuel shortages, and corruption, Bolivians end the year. A snapshot of Bolivia’s reality presented by Ipsos Ciesmori reveals that 95% of those surveyed believe the country is on the wrong track. Luis Garay, client…
evo/luchin: squandered almost 90 billion dollars| dilapidaron casi 90 mil millones de dólares
Editorial, El Dia: The left and the economy Bolivia faces one of the worst economic crises in its recent history and the cause is only one: in less than 20 years, the governments of Evo Morales and Luis Arce Catacora squandered almost 90 billion dollars (sum of the cash flow of the General Treasury of…
‘Getting to Bolivia is extremely expensive’: Tourism sector calls for open skies or greater flexibility | ‘Llegar a Bolivia es carísimo’: Turismo pide cielos abiertos o más flexibilidad
By Daniel Gutierrez, La Razon: The sector’s proposal includes eliminating bureaucratic and tax barriers to attract investors and promote tourism. The ATT reports 33,000 airline passengers affected by high demand. Image: La Razón archive Due to the high costs of entering the country and the lack of effective policies to promote tourism, sector operators propose…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 