By La Patria: Jaime Dunn, analyst According to Dunn, the projected fiscal deficit is 11%; the analyst warns about the urgent need for cuts in public spending. Economic analysis: Dunn highlights need for cuts Economic analyst Jaime Dunn questioned the economic policy of the government of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira. In an interview with LA…
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Women Gain Political Ground, but Gaps in Female Power Persist | Las mujeres ganan espacios políticos, pero persisten las brechas de poder femenino
By Freddy Lacio, El Deber: Gabriela de Paiva, María René Soruco, and Paola Aguirre. Their election marks a historic moment in Bolivian politics. The election of two women governors and one woman vice governor marks an unprecedented moment in Bolivia, but the data show that parity has still not translated into real access to power….
Bolivia’s Economy: Good Dashboard, Bad Engine | La economía boliviana: buen tablero, mal motor
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Nearly six months into the new government, it is now possible to read clearly what kind of administration is being built. The objective should be simple: for the vehicle to reach its destination. For the Bolivian economy, with all its accumulated problems, to keep functioning and move forward. But the prevailing…
Analysts warn of “multiple crisis” and growing uncertainty about the future | Analistas advierten “crisis múltiple” y creciente incertidumbre sobre el futuro
By Erbol: STAGFLATION SEEN Economic analysts Horst Grebe and Gonzalo Colque agreed that Bolivia is going through a “multiple crisis” marked by the deterioration of the hydrocarbons sector, a high fiscal deficit, shortage of dollars, fuel supply problems, and growing economic and institutional uncertainty about the country’s future. During the Hagamos Democracia program on Erbol, both specialists pointed out that…
Judith Gonzales: Kewiña Woman | Mujer de kewiña
By Nicole Laura, Erbol: Kewiña Woman: The Story of a Rural Leader Who Plants Forest and Dignity Judith Gonzales López, in the kewiña forest of Tunari Park. Photo: Eneida Zurita (Armonía) It was a July afternoon in 2008 and Judith Gonzales López, 19, was carefully cleaning her “bosses’” desk. The room was packed with books…
Bolivia’s Road Back | El camino de regreso de Bolivia
By El Diario: Three Reflections Proposed for the Country to Begin Its Reactivation Bolivia has been mired in an economic and energy crisis since 2025, the year in which the situation worsened despite the partial elimination of the subsidy; developments in the Middle East caused that measure to be rolled back. The Growth Lab of…
