In this last week the Venezuelan economy is living a catastrophe, if you can call it that way; For nobody is a secret that in my country Venezuela coexist two currencies, one official which is the Digital Bolivar, and the other is the U.S. dollar, which although it is not official is dominating the market in the last five years, and has registered a huge rise with respect to the bolivar, that is, every day the bolivar loses more value, In my particular case I am a public worker and I depend on a biweekly salary in bolivars, which this last week has become as we colloquially say in Venezuela "salt and water", which means that it dissolved easily (I have not yet received it hahaha).
El dólar en Venezuela se maneja con dos valores distintos, ustedes pensaran ¿como es eso?, ¡si un dólar no cambia su valor!, en eso estamos claros, pero es la forma de pensar de muchos venezolanos, sin darse cuenta que lo que sucede es que nuestro llamado Bolívar Digital se deprecia todos los días; uno de los valores del dólar esta dado por tasa del banco central de Venezuela (BCV) y el otro llamado dólar paralelo tiene un valor dado por paginas extraoficiales donde se realiza un promedio con referencia “diferentes entidades de importancia y mercados electrónicos dentro y fuera del país” tal y como lo señalan en sus publicaciones, este se actualiza 2 veces al día de lunes a viernes, a las 9 am y a la 1 pm.
The dollar in Venezuela is managed with two different values, you may think, how is that, if a dollar does not change its value! We are clear about that, but that is the way many Venezuelans think, without realizing that what is happening is that our so called Digital Bolivar is depreciating every day; One of the values of the dollar is given by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) and the other called parallel dollar has a value given by unofficial pages where an average is made with reference to "different important entities and electronic markets inside and outside the country" as stated in their publications, this is updated twice a day from Monday to Friday, at 9 am and 1 pm.
Hoy quise desahogarme y hacer mi catarsis, ya que estos últimos 3 días se ha presentado una subida sin freno, la pagina de dólar paralelo, sin dejar atrás al dólar BCV que paso de a , siendo este el nuevo valor que a estipulado las autoridades para el uso del comercio, algo que se cumple entre comillas, porque el día de ayer por la tarde en mi ciudad cerraron la mayoría de los establecimientos para recalcular precios, hoy dando una sorpresa nada alentadora para los venezolanos que aun dependemos de un sueldo en bolívares, porque como se dice siempre las consecuencias las paga el consumidor final.
| Valor Dólar BCV | Valor Dólar Paralelo |
|---|---|
| 25/08/2022 7,0147 | 1:00 pm 9,33 / 9:00 am 9,08 |
| 24/08/2022 6,2817 | 1:00 pm 8,70 / 9:00 am 7,86 |
| 23/08/2022 6,2416 | 1:00 pm 7,32 / 9:00 am 7,04 |
Today I wanted to unburden myself and make my catharsis, since these last 3 days there has been a rise without brake, the parallel dollar page, without leaving behind the BCV dollar that went from to , being this the new value stipulated by the authorities for the use of trade, something that is fulfilled in quotation marks, This is something that is fulfilled in inverted commas, because yesterday afternoon in my city most of the establishments were closed to recalculate prices, today giving a not encouraging surprise for the Venezuelans who still depend on a salary in bolivars, because as it is always said the consequences are paid by the final consumer.
| Value of the BCV Dollar | Parallel Dollar value |
|---|---|
| 25/08/2022 7,0147 | 1:00 pm 9,33 / 9:00 am 9,08 |
| 24/08/2022 6,2817 | 1:00 pm 8,70 / 9:00 am 7,86 |
| 23/08/2022 6,2416 | 1:00 pm 7,32 / 9:00 am 7,04 |
El día de hoy note algo muy particular, que negocios que hacen un par de días daban precios en dólares, ahora están dando precios en bolívares y esto es porque al convertirlo en dólar lo deben hacer con tasa BCV, debiendo pagar el consumidor mayor numero de dólares; la verdad esto hay que vivirlo para entenderlo mejor jajaja. Aquí es donde muchos dicen “vendemos los dólares a precio paralelo y pagamos a BCV” obteniendo una diferencia a favor, porque difícilmente en mi ciudad se consiguen dólares en efectivo a precio BCV.
Today I noticed something very particular, that businesses that a couple of days ago were giving prices in dollars, are now giving prices in bolivars and this is because when converting it into dollars they have to do it with the BCV rate, so the consumer has to pay more dollars; the truth is that you have to live it to understand it better hahaha. This is where many say "we sell the dollars at a parallel price and pay BCV" obtaining a difference in favor, because in my city it is difficult to get dollars in cash at BCV price.
Ahora bien en un país donde más de un tercio de la población somos empleados públicos, es decir, médicos, enfermeros, profesores, policías, obreros, entre otras profesiones; ademas con otro grueso de trabajadores pertenecientes al comercio informal, que sus ganancias son bolívares y que cada día que pasa su capital es menor, esto es se ha convertido en la locura total.
Now, in a country where more than a third of the population are public employees, that is to say, doctors, nurses, teachers, policemen, workers, among other professions; in addition to other workers belonging to the informal commerce, whose earnings are bolivars and that every day that passes their capital is less, this has become total madness.
Este es un tema que tiene mucho de que hablar, pero no soy economista, solo quiero compartir mis experiencias, aun sigo apostando por mi país y espero que un día muy lejano esto quede como un mal recuerdo, otro de los tantos obstáculos que hemos tenido que superar las personas que hemos decido quedarnos en nuestra tierra.
This is a topic that has a lot to talk about, but I am not an economist, I just want to share my experiences, I am still betting for my country and I hope that one day very far away this will remain as a bad memory, another of the many obstacles that we have had to overcome the people who have decided to stay in our country.
Me despido con una frase que se ha vuelto muy popular en estos últimos días SÁLVESE QUIEN PUEDA; será hasta una nueva oportunidad su amigo el Drhueso.
I say goodbye with a phrase that has become very popular in recent days SAVE THEMSELVES WHO CAN; it will be until a new opportunity your friend Drhueso.
Las imágenes son de mi propiedad, fueron tomadas con mi teléfono celular Tecno Spark 6 / The images are my property, they were taken with my Tecno Spark 6 cell phone.
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