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Decree analysis, regulatory updates, and practice insight from the firm's lawyers.
14 October 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5747 of 13 October 2026 makes proof of foreign-currency inflows a condition for obtaining the M-03 Single Export Form, and ends the central bank's gold export certificate and its purchase and sale obligations.
14 October 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5750 of 13 October 2026 rewrites the formulas used to update maximum electricity prices and tariffs, to cushion them against exchange-rate swings. It sets no new tariffs, but changes how and when the dollar reaches the bill.
14 October 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5748 of 13 October 2026 rewards exporters whose suppliers invoice properly, but sets no deadline for issuing the certificate itself. It takes effect on 1 June 2027.
13 October 2026
Board Regulatory Resolution No. 102600000039 creates a dedicated channel in the online tax office for VAT-free invoicing of the first sale of the inputs, equipment and capital goods listed in Supreme Decree No. 5709.
4 October 2026
The law approves the Extended Fund Facility loan and annexes the policy memorandum that sets out reforms to 2029. The IMF Executive Board approved the arrangement on 2 October.
2 October 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5733 declares the project a strategic national priority and gives NAABOL a dedicated procurement regime open to foreign companies. The rules for selecting bidders are due within 30 working days.
28 September 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5727 puts deadlines on ministries and freezes the state companies the government decides to wind up, but sets no date for the final decision and gives no notice to those who do business with them
26 September 2026
Board Resolution No. 142/2026 of the Central Bank of Bolivia removes the ceiling on banks' dollar selling prices and changes the official-rate formula, which still measures only what banks pay
5 October 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5716 replaces the fixed price with a formula tied to international markets, starting at Bs 17.95 per litre with a 5% adjustment band. It also removes the tariff on imported gasoline and extends incentives for flex-fuel vehicles.
17 September 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5708 extends the Law No. 1733 tax regularisation deadline to 31 December 2026. We examine what changes, what remains unchanged and how it compares with ordinary payment facilities.
17 September 2026
Administrative Resolution UIF/075/2026 places 14,763 lawyers, accountants and real estate providers into Bolivia’s reporting-entity registration process and gives them 90 days to confirm or seek an exemption.
15 September 2026
RND 102600000033 doubles the maximum term of Bolivia’s tax payment facilities from 30 to 60 months. We examine what changes for taxpayers, what remains unchanged and which debts can benefit.
1 September 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5690 creates Bolivia’s National Registry of Real Estate Service Providers, while leaving its operational rules to a ministerial resolution due within 30 business days.
31 August 2026
Chambers and Partners recognises Partner and Head of Intellectual Property Paula Bauer in its Latin America 2027 guide for Intellectual Property in Bolivia.
31 August 2026
Latin Lawyer 250 includes the firm in its Highly Recommended category across seven practice areas in its 2027 edition.
16 August 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5676 introduces a Reference Price for Diesel sold to Direct Clients, GRACOS and Direct Users, while keeping fixed prices for other consumers.
14 August 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5675 reshapes Bolivia’s Executive Branch and builds legal continuity into a ninety-day institutional transition whose real test will be operational.
12 August 2026
Bolivia’s Investment Bill proposes a new agency, a single digital window, performance-based incentives and a limited return to investment arbitration.
7 August 2026
The alliance brings together legal advice, risk intelligence and technical implementation in a coordinated offering for companies, boards and investors.
31 July 2026
Board Resolution No. 117/2026 establishes the rules under which Bolivia’s Central Bank will buy and sell US dollars from and to financial institutions.
29 July 2026
Supreme Decree No. 5666 simplifies the licensing regime for satellite services, unifies service and frequency authorisations, and establishes a clearer basis for annual regulatory payments.
21 July 2026
ASFI has created a dedicated category of collective investment vehicle for capital pursuing environmental and social objectives alongside financial return. The framework is the first of its kind in Bolivia.
21 July 2026
The decree closes the list of deductions that may be applied to public sector salaries. Anything outside the enumerated categories now requires express legal basis or documented individual consent.
6 July 2026
Private operators may now import diesel and gasoline directly. The decree ends a long-standing state monopoly on fuel importation and creates a licensing route for private participation.
29 June 2026
The end of a fixed parity maintained for over a decade, and what it means for contracts, pricing, and currency exposure.
10 June 2026
Relief measures for borrowers affected by roadblocks and adverse events, and the compliance obligations they create for lenders.
1 June 2026
A procedural barrier removed for marketing promotions, and the residual obligations that remain.
29 May 2026
Amnesty, regularisation windows, and a reduction in limitation periods — with deadlines that reward early action.
20 May 2026
A revised perimeter for fintech activity, with licensing and conduct obligations that reach further than expected.
13 April 2026
The ITF is repealed. What that changes for transaction structuring, and what it does not.
13 April 2026
Updated pricing rules, foreign transaction treatment, and consumer safeguards for card issuers.
8 April 2026
Tighter limits on direct contracting, and what contractors should expect from procurement processes.
31 March 2026
A deregulatory initiative aimed at administrative friction, and where it actually bites.
31 March 2026
A recalibrated bilateral relationship, and the commercial openings it creates.
10 March 2026
Incentives for reinvestment and economic reactivation, and the conditions attached to claiming them.
5 March 2026
An expanded distributed generation regime and a new category for medium-scale renewable projects.
5 March 2026
A extended compliance window for mining companies, and the consequence of missing it.
5 March 2026
Practical tax compliance implications of the extended homologation deadline.
5 March 2026
World Trademark Review 1000 recognises the firm in the Silver tier for intellectual property in Bolivia.
16 January 2026
How the emergency framework was amended under pressure, and what survived the revision.
6 January 2026
IFLR1000 ranks the firm in its top tier for Bolivia.
6 January 2026
Reading the direction of travel in Bolivian economic policy, and what it means for inbound investment.
6 January 2026
A new minimum wage and a shift toward free wage negotiation — with immediate payroll consequences.
29 December 2025
The declaration of economic emergency and the exceptional powers it activates.
12 December 2025
Foreign currency and virtual assets admitted as payment for hydrocarbon purchases — a notable first.
12 December 2025
A daily reference value for the dollar, and the contractual questions it raises.
12 December 2025
Four taxes removed from the Bolivian system, and the structuring consequences.
13 October 2025
What the year's award in economics says about the relationship between intellectual property and growth.
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