Reasonable or absurd? Candidates’ promises focus on the economy |¿Razonables o descabelladas? Ofertas al elector se centran en lo económico

By Paulo Lizarraga, Vision 360: Political analyst says Bolivia’s situation “is marked by economic crisis” The promises made by presidential hopefuls range from gasoline at Bs 5 to the creation of thousands of jobs and even bringing back dollars to the country within 100 days. Several candidates stood out for their controversial proposals. Photo: Composition…

Cainco: “The economic model is exhausted and the State is suffocating the private sector” | “El modelo económico está agotado y el Estado asfixia al sector privado”

By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: TENSION Jean Pierre Antelo, President of Cainco / Photo: Ricardo Montero The president of the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (Cainco), Jean Pierre Antelo, warned that the current government policies are deepening the economic crisis and putting productivity, employment, and the basic food basket…

Tuto, Samuel, Manfred: Betting on a failed strategy in search of the “golden ticket” to power | Apuestan a una estrategia fallida en busca del “boleto de oro” al poder

By Erbol: AT A DISADVANTAGE AGAINST MAS Analyst: Tuto, Samuel, and Manfred are betting on a failed strategy in search of the “golden ticket” to power Tuto, Samuel, and Manfred, opposition candidates. Photos/taken from the internet Former Conade leader and political analyst Manuel Morales warned that Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, Samuel Doria Medina, and Manfred Reyes…

Demetrio Pérez: The Government Has No Agricultural Development Policy | Demetrio Pérez: El Gobierno no tiene una política de desarrollo agropecuario

By Omar Pereyra, El Mundo; Eju.tv: Demetrio Pérez, leader of the small-scale agricultural producers in Santa Cruz, strongly criticized the Government for lacking a clear agricultural policy. He pointed out that improvised measures are being adopted that harm both the environment and producers, such as promoting crops in unsuitable areas like the Amazon. Last week,…

The Times and the Economic Crisis | Los tiempos y la crisis económica

By Gonzalo Chávez, Brujula Digital: In Bolivia, the economy has shown the patience of a Tibetan lama when it comes to incubating its crisis, and the speed of a nosediving condor when it comes to unleashing it. For years, we watched the disaster slowly cook with all the classic ingredients: fiscal populism, a gas addiction,…