By Bolivian Thoughts: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics and the Hope for a New Direction in Bolivia The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt — three economists who have dedicated their lives to understanding why some societies manage to progress while others remain trapped in…
Month: October 2025
Tuto and Rodrigo: united on reform, divided on the economy | aliados en reformas, rivales en la economía
By Baldwin Montero, Visión 360: Tuto and Paz anticipate collaboration once one of them becomes president One week before the presidential runoff, Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga (Libre) and Rodrigo Paz Pereira (PDC) agreed to work together for the country regardless of the election results. During the debate held in La Paz, both emphasized common proposals such…
Government must recover sovereignty over Bolivian gold | Gobierno debe recuperar la soberanía del oro boliviano
By El Diario: The world buys the mineral, and Bolivia sells it While the world is buying gold, in Bolivia it is being sold—and it’s in private hands. Faced with this situation, the government must recover sovereignty over gold; that is, if there is political will, illegal mining companies should be eliminated and only formal…
No $6 billion, won’t last past Carnival | Sin $6 mil millones no llegan a carnavales
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Expert: New Government Must Bring $6 Billion to Guarantee Fuel and Dollars; Otherwise, It Won’t Last Until Carnival On October 20, a team from the new government must go to YPFB to check how much fuel remains in the tanks, what volume has been contracted, and what financial resources…
More than 20 years of corruption and squandering have sunk Bolivia | Más de 20 años de corrupción y despilfarro hunden a Bolivia
By El Diario: Under MAS Governments During the 20 years of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) in power, corruption has prevailed in public companies and government programs. To this must be added the squandering of resources on sports fields and social club buildings, as well as on industries that do not operate at full capacity,…
Tuto leads by 4.2% in second voter intention poll ahead of runoff | Tuto saca ventaja de 4,2% en segunda encuesta de intención de voto rumbo al balotaje
By Baldwin Montero, Vision 360: The survey released by Red Uno also shows that 2.6% said they will cast a blank vote, 5.8% a null one, and that 10% remain undecided. The second voter intention survey released this Friday by Red Uno, nine days before the national election runoff, showed that the candidate from the…
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