By Deisy Ortiz, El Deber: Rimer Zapata Turns Scrap Metal into Mobility Devices for Children with Disabilities Rimer in the workshop he has set up at his workplace. Photo: Ricardo Montero He builds walkers and other mobility devices from recycled materials and gives them free of charge to low-income families. In just ten months, he…
What Happens to Antichresis Agreements After the New Exchange Rate? | ¿Qué pasa con los anticréticos tras el nuevo tipo de cambio?
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Experts Respond Economist Fernando Romero says the party most affected will be the property owner, who will have to make a “greater financial effort.” Attorney Jorge España stated that if there is any intention to modify existing contracts, consensus between the parties must prevail, since noncompliance could lead to legal…
Private Fuel Sales, Prices to Follow Global Markets | Venta de Combustible Privado, con Precios Según el Mercado Mundial
By Unitel: Fuel Stations Project Start of Sales of Privately Imported Fuel “as Early as August 6” The price of fuel imported by private companies will be variable and will depend on international market conditions, according to Asosur Lines at service stations A new decree allowing private companies to import fuel puts an end to…
Lies About the Indians: The Inca Empire | Mentiras sobre los indios: el incario
By Juan Jose Toro, Brujula Digital: We have already established that Spain did not have colonies in America, but rather viceroyalties. That truth is as undeniable as the fact that the viceregal authorities committed abuses against the Indians. Although it may sound redundant, the first Spanish governmental entities in the Americas were the governorships. These…
Asoban Assures That the New Exchange Rate Will Not Affect Loans or Savings in Bolivianos | Asoban asegura que el nuevo tipo de cambio no afectará los créditos ni los ahorros en bolivianos
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: The exchange rate is quoted at Bs 9.76 per dollar / Photo: Social Media The banking sector stated that the financial system is prepared to operate under the new exchange-rate regime and announced that, beginning July 15, the gradual return of dollar deposits will continue. The Association of Private Banks…
The Dollar After the Adjustment | El dólar después del ajuste
By Óscar Heredia, El Diario: There are economic decisions that seek to solve an urgent problem, and others that signal the beginning of a new stage. The recent easing of the foreign exchange market belongs to the second category. Not because it will, by itself, solve the problems Bolivia faces, but because it acknowledges a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 