Editorial, El Deber: An old saying says that “There is no deadline that is not met nor debt that is not paid”, and it can well be applied to the Bolivian reality. The fall in gas exports, restrictions on the sale of agricultural products, the reduction to zero of foreign investment and the increase in…
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A subsidy that is difficult to sustain | Una subvención difícil de sostener
Editorial, El Deber: For almost a decade, the Bolivian economy has had a worrying fiscal deficit, mostly attributed to the subsidy of imported hydrocarbons. It is undeniable that the subsidized price of gasoline and diesel has contributed to containing inflation and has generated economic benefits, which means that any attempt to eliminate it faces social…
“Diesel shortage puts food production at risk” – “La escasez de diésel pone en riesgo producción de alimentos”
El Diario: En varios surtidores se advierte falta de diésel, por lo que piden al Gobierno solucionar el tema. | In several pumps there is a lack of diesel, for which they ask the Government to solve the issue. | Foto: RRSS “The diesel shortage puts food production in the country at risk. The current…
Delicate economic context in Bolivia | Delicado contexto económico en Bolivia
Editorial, Página Siete: The country is going through a delicate economic situation that is reflected in the precipitous drop in the international reserves of the Central Bank of Bolivia, in the disproportionate increase in the cost of importing fuel and in the search for dollars through an exchange rate differentiated for exporters, among other measures….
Five providential causes that support the economy
Luis Antezana writes wonderfully for El Diario: Five providential causes that support the economy There are two ways to learn about the status and the development of a country: if wealth occurs from the inside or if prosperity is caused by external factors. In the first case, the development is originated in domestic production and…
Is it morally, ethically to claim victory over someone else’s credit?
Bolivian government has the tendency to inflate its accomplishments, out of arrogance, desperation or who knows… in any case current news from El Diario is very illustrative, vis-a-vis our most visible and important industry: hydrocarbons! Yesterday presented the annual report of the State oil company to the press Analysts: YPFB achievements are due to efforts…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 