Editorial. El Deber: The first week of 2024 has passed. Even in adverse situations, the arrival of a new year helped renew faith and hope to improve what was done in the previous 12 months. But this time it was different; In just six days the most fervent wishes were shattered because Bolivia is experiencing…
Month: January 2024
There are NO dollars | 1 US$ = Bs7,8 | NO hay dólares
El Diario: In the parallel market it costs more than Bs 7.8 per unit Mobilizations announced due to shortage of dollars in the country Given the prolonged shortage of dollars in the national market, importers announced a mobilization, since this currency is used in different international trade transactions. The need to acquire the currency leads…
LIBERTARIANS? LIBERALS? | ¿LIBERTARIOS? ¿LIBERALES?
Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: Being libertarian is fashionable. Everyone talks about libertarianism but, I am sure, many without knowing exactly what it means, what it postulates or what it defends. It is fashionable because its arguments are persuasive and simple to market. For example, the libertarian is against taxes because it steals the product…
They question the existence of International Reserves | Ponen en duda la existencia de Reservas Internacionales
El Diario: According to information from the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), until August the reserve figure reached 2,147 million dollars; but the amount closed until December 2023 is unknown. Economists doubt the existence of the Net International Reserves (RIN), indicating that they no longer exist, since the lack of transparency and information causes more…
Áñez’s preventive detention extended for 9th time due to 2019 Bolivia crisis | Prolongan por novena vez prisión preventiva de Áñez por crisis de Bolivia de 2019
Alaska Commons: The Bolivian Justice Department has extended the preventive detention of former interim president Jeanine Áñez for the ninth time. This is in relation to the case known as ‘coup d’état I’ in which she is accused of terrorism and complicity in the political and social crisis of 2019 in Bolivia. Áñez expressed her…
Socialist Wannabe Dictator CANNOT run again! | ¡Aspirante a dictador socialista NO puede postularse más
Breitbart: Bolivia Disqualifies Socialist Wannabe Dictator Evo Morales from Presidential Race CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO Socialist former President Evo Morales announced on Sunday he would continue to campaign for president of Bolivia despite the nation’s Constitutional Court stating he is term-limited from running. Morales is campaigning for an unconstitutional fifth term in power; the election is…
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