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Decree analysis, regulatory updates, and practice insight from the firm's lawyers.

28 September 2026

The lock comes before the closure

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

Administrative · Government Contracts · Corporate & Commercial

26 September 2026

An official rate for half the market

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

Banking & Finance · Corporate & Commercial · International Trade & Customs · Administrative

22 September 2026

The loan is the smaller story

Law No. 1765 approves Bolivia’s IMF agreement and incorporates a reform calendar that starts running before the money arrives

Banking & Finance · Tax · Hydrocarbons · Corporate & Commercial

1 September 2026

RENAPSI Arrives Before Its Regulations

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.

Real Estate · Administrative

29 June 2026

Bolivia Ends the Fixed Exchange Rate Era: Ministerial Resolution No. 245/2026

The end of a fixed parity maintained for over a decade, and what it means for contracts, pricing, and currency exposure.

Banking & Finance · Corporate & Commercial · Tax

10 June 2026

Bolivia Approves Credit Refinancing and Rescheduling Measures for Borrowers Affected by Social Conflicts

Relief measures for borrowers affected by roadblocks and adverse events, and the compliance obligations they create for lenders.

Banking & Finance

1 June 2026

Bolivia Removes Gaming Authority Approval Requirement for Commercial Promotions

A procedural barrier removed for marketing promotions, and the residual obligations that remain.

Corporate & Commercial · Administrative

29 May 2026

Bolivia Enacts Tax Relief Law No. 1733: Tax Amnesty, Regularisation and Shorter Limitation Periods

Amnesty, regularisation windows, and a reduction in limitation periods — with deadlines that reward early action.

Tax

20 May 2026

Bolivia Updates the Regulatory Framework for Financial Technology Companies

A revised perimeter for fintech activity, with licensing and conduct obligations that reach further than expected.

Banking & Finance · Cybersecurity

13 April 2026

Bolivia Abolishes the Financial Transactions Tax: What Law No. 1717 Changes

The ITF is repealed. What that changes for transaction structuring, and what it does not.

Tax · Banking & Finance

13 April 2026

Bolivia Normalises the Use of Payment Cards Abroad: ASFI Updates Pricing Rules

Updated pricing rules, foreign transaction treatment, and consumer safeguards for card issuers.

Banking & Finance

8 April 2026

Bolivia's Supreme Decree No. 5600: A New Push to Rein In Direct Public Procurement

Tighter limits on direct contracting, and what contractors should expect from procurement processes.

Government Contracts · Administrative

31 March 2026

Bolivia's “Tranca Cero” Decree: A New Push to Cut Bureaucratic Barriers

A deregulatory initiative aimed at administrative friction, and where it actually bites.

Administrative · International Trade & Customs

31 March 2026

Brazil and Bolivia Reset the Relationship

A recalibrated bilateral relationship, and the commercial openings it creates.

International Trade & Customs · Energy

10 March 2026

Bolivia Introduces Tax Incentives for Reinvestment: Supreme Decree No. 5563

Incentives for reinvestment and economic reactivation, and the conditions attached to claiming them.

Tax · Corporate & Commercial

5 March 2026

Supreme Decree No. 5549: Distributed Generation and a Medium-Scale Renewable Framework

An expanded distributed generation regime and a new category for medium-scale renewable projects.

Energy · Administrative

5 March 2026

Bolivia Extends Deadline for Renewal of Commercial Registration for Mining Companies

A extended compliance window for mining companies, and the consequence of missing it.

Mining · Corporate & Commercial

5 March 2026

Bolivia Extends Deadline for Product Homologation in Electronic Invoicing: RND No. 102600000004

Practical tax compliance implications of the extended homologation deadline.

Tax

5 March 2026

C.R. & F. Rojas Abogados Recognised in the Silver Tier of WTR 1000 (2026) for Intellectual Property

World Trademark Review 1000 recognises the firm in the Silver tier for intellectual property in Bolivia.

Intellectual Property

16 January 2026

From DS 5503 to DS 5516: What Changed After Union Pressure and the New Economic–Social Package

How the emergency framework was amended under pressure, and what survived the revision.

Labour & Employment · Administrative · Tax

6 January 2026

CRF Rojas Abogados Ranked Top Tier in IFLR1000 2025

IFLR1000 ranks the firm in its top tier for Bolivia.

Banking & Finance · Corporate & Commercial

6 January 2026

Bolivia's New Economic Chapter: Signals of Openness in a Time of Structural Transition

Reading the direction of travel in Bolivian economic policy, and what it means for inbound investment.

Corporate & Commercial · International Trade & Customs

6 January 2026

Labor Implications of Supreme Decree No. 5503: New Minimum Wage and Free Wage Negotiation

A new minimum wage and a shift toward free wage negotiation — with immediate payroll consequences.

Labour & Employment

29 December 2025

Supreme Decree No. 5503: Economic Emergency and a New Exceptional Legal Framework in Bolivia

The declaration of economic emergency and the exceptional powers it activates.

Administrative · Corporate & Commercial · Tax

12 December 2025

New Supreme Decree on the Use of Foreign Currency and Virtual Assets for the Purchase of Hydrocarbons

Foreign currency and virtual assets admitted as payment for hydrocarbon purchases — a notable first.

Hydrocarbons · Banking & Finance

12 December 2025

BCB Will Publish a Daily Reference Value for the USD

A daily reference value for the dollar, and the contractual questions it raises.

Banking & Finance

12 December 2025

Elimination of Four Taxes: IGF, ITF, and the Gaming Tax in Bolivia

Four taxes removed from the Bolivian system, and the structuring consequences.

Tax

13 October 2025

Nobel Prize in Economics: The Engine of Growth — Intellectual Property and Innovation

What the year's award in economics says about the relationship between intellectual property and growth.

Intellectual Property

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