On August 16, 2026, the national Government issued Supreme Decree No. 5676, introducing a differentiated scheme for the sale of diesel sourced from Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). Although the measure has been publicly presented as a price increase targeting “large consumers” (GRACOS), it will also apply to those registered and authorized as Direct…
Author: Michelle Montenegro, Associate, Corporate Department In business practice, it is common to assume that registering a company automatically protects the business name against third parties. However, from a legal standpoint, the trade name, commercial name, and trademark are distinct concepts, governed by different regulations and serving their own specific purposes. The trade…
Author: Dr. Fabio Joffre Calasich, Director of Litigation at WBC Do you have a contract, loan, antichresis, or any other obligation agreed upon in US dollars? If that obligation has already matured or is about to mature, the recent change in the exchange rate regime will have significant consequences on the way it…
When a company receives a labor reinstatement complaint before the Ministry of Labor, it typically focuses its efforts on preparing rebuttals, gathering documentation, and designing a defense strategy for the administrative hearing. However, experience shows that, in many cases, the outcome of these proceedings depends on decisions made long before the employee files the complaint.…
Introduction: Rethinking the Energy Debate With more than two decades of experience in the electricity sector across various Latin American countries, and having closely observed the profound transformation driven by initiatives such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, I believe that the debate on the energy transition in Bolivia requires a more pragmatic…