By El Diario: According to economic analysts A change of direction is urgently needed to save economic stability Bolivia is running out of room to maneuver. After years of prosperity driven by hydrocarbons, reality is asserting itself with rising inflation and gas production in free fall. For specialists, macroeconomic stability is no longer a policy…
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Big Mouth, Big Consequences | Boca Grande, Grandes Consecuencias
By Erbol: Jerjes Justiniano says there are grounds to prosecute Vice President Lara The lawyer and former politician, Jerjes Justiniano Talavera. Lawyer and former politician Jerjes Justiniano stated that there are grounds to initiate a trial of responsibilities against Vice President Edmand Lara for alleged breach of duties. He maintained that Lara would not be…
Tax Reform or More Amnesties | Reforma tributaria o más perdonazos
By Miguel Ángel Roca, Red Uno: Dunn: the tax amnesty is not enough, Bolivia needs a structural tax reform Jaime Dunn believes that Bolivia needs a tax reform that not only focuses on forgiving debts, but on eliminating the mechanisms and the system that generate them. Economist Jaime Dunn stated that the five tax relief…
THREE UNCOMFORTABLE LESSONS FROM PERU FOR BOLIVIA | TRES LECCIONES INCÓMODAS DE PERÚ A BOLIVIA
By Oscar Antezana: Peru changed its president once again last Wednesday the 18th. With the new head of state, there have now been eight in just ten years. Hours after his inauguration, President Paz delivered a message to the Nation marking his first 100 days in office. The question lingered in the air: why at…
One Hundred Days into the Paz and Lara Government | A 100 días del gobierno de Paz y Lara
By Germán Huanca, MFE (*): The first 100 days of a government are usually the most commonly used benchmark to anticipate its direction: are we facing a transitional administration, one of adjustment, or one of structural transformation? In the case of Paz and Lara, this period has made it possible to identify a style marked…
Austerity Reckoning | Ajuste decisivo
By El Diario: Government Faces the Challenge of Adjusting Payroll and Closing Loss-Making Companies The Ministry of Economy will submit the reformulated 2026 PGE to the Assembly this month, under pressure to comply with a 30% reduction in public spending. For experts such as Marcelo Butrón, the document will be the “litmus test” that will…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 