By Antonio Saravia, Vision 360: The IMF rescue will generate an enormous debt for us. It is also the last rope thrown to us, and if we do not take advantage of it, we will have to turn off the lights. I have already been in Nepal for seven days and will be here for…
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The IMF Is Not the Problem; Bolivia Is | El FMI no es el problema; el problema es Bolivia
By Fernando Untoja, Eju.tv: Every time Bolivia faces an economic crisis, the same debate reappears. Some argue that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund represents a loss of sovereignty; others present it as the only possible way out. Both positions start from the same mistaken premise: they consider the IMF to be the center…
The Economy Is Also Built in the Mind | La economía también se construye en la mente
By Óscar A. Heredia, El Diario: “Every economic crisis ceases to be merely an experts’ concern when expectations replace confidence, and uncertainty, anxiety, insecurity, fear, profiteering, speculation, and old economic traumas reach the family shopping basket.” Bolivians are being told today that there is sufficient liquidity, that the market will find its equilibrium, that inflation…
A Democracy in Danger of Regression | Una democracia en peligro de regresión
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: Ever since Rodrigo Paz Pereira took command of the country, we knew he would have to deal with a very complicated government, because we were all aware that the administration of Arce Catacora could hardly have been worse. Inefficiency, corruption, fuel shortages, shameless drug trafficking, parliamentary infighting, interference in the…
Dollar’s One-Way Climb? | ¿Dólar en subida sin freno?
By Unitel: “It’s One Thing to Have a Flexible Exchange Rate and Another to Let the Dollar Climb the Stairs,” Economist Warns Reference photo As Bolivia’s official exchange rate for the U.S. dollar continues to rise, economist Gonzalo Chávez said the challenge is not the abandonment of the country’s long-standing fixed exchange-rate system, but the…
Bolivia in Crisis: The Urgent Transition Toward Energy Security | Bolivia ante la crisis: La urgente transición hacia la seguridad energética
By Francesco Zaratti: La Paz, July 26, 2026 – In today’s public debate, the concepts of “energy sovereignty” and “energy security” are often confused. While sovereignty is commonly understood as absolute and unrealistic self-sufficiency, energy security represents the real and strategic capacity of a State to guarantee the continuous supply of energy that its economy requires….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 