By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Starting tomorrow, the exchange of Bs 50, Bs 20, and Bs 10 banknotes from Series B for those from Series A will begin The Central Bank of Bolivia reclassified 390 million banknotes from the three denominations that had been returned for destruction so they can circulate again, due to public distrust that has led people to…
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Fuel Shock for Bolivia | Choque Energético para Bolivia
By Francesco Zaratti: The Perfect Storm for YPFB: Between Internal Sabotage and Global Chaos During the recent gasoline crisis, sector authorities have repeatedly denounced internal sabotage within YPFB. However, since no perpetrators have been identified, we are most likely facing “culpable omissions” in procurement logistics, quality certification, and storage. The result is a profound erosion…
COUNTRY GRIDLOCKED WITH LITTLE BLOCKAGES | PAIS TRANCA CON TRANQUITAS
By Oscar Antezana: I said goodbye and left the building thinking that the young man who attended me was not going to do absolutely anything about my complaint. I headed to CADEX to request another type of information for my venture. The young woman returned after quite a while. I was furious. The young woman…
Taxes and Growth | Impuestos y crecimiento
By Carolina Gutiérrez, Daniel A. Witt, Brújula Digital: Taxes: the next step in Bolivia’s reforms The underlying question is whether the country can build a simpler, more predictable, and less arbitrary system. If it succeeds, tax reform could become an important piece of a broader strategy of formalization, investment, and growth. One of the offices…
Can Bolivia Find Its Direction? | ¿Puede Bolivia encontrar su rumbo?
By Oscar Heredia, Brujula Digital: The Crisis of Confidence: Citizens must be an active part in building a more prosperous and stable future for the country. It is time for political leaders to reach agreements and work for the good of the nation. Photo ABI. Files. The lack of ideological clarity among candidates and the…
The Real 50–50 | El verdadero 50-50
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia today debates fiscal decentralization with great enthusiasm: 50% of resources for the central government and the other 50% for the regions. It sounds attractive, but redistributing public spending among more administrators does not touch the underlying problem: the country does not generate new resources, it simply divides what it already…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 