By Raúl Domínguez, El Deber: President-elect announces international business summit in Santa Cruz ahead of taking office Rodrigo Paz announced the business summit for November 7 in Santa Cruz / Photo: Fuad Landívar “We will hold this summit on November 7 to begin a change — a change in the destiny of the nation, an…
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Bolivia: Requires US$6 billion to confront the crisis | Requiere $us 6.000 millones para encarar crisis
By El Diario: According to Jubileo Foundation analyst Given the grave crisis Bolivia faces, estimates from Jubileo Foundation economic analyst René Martínez indicate that at least 6 billion dollars per year are required for fuel imports, debt payments, the return of foreign currency to the financial system, as well as to undertake an exchange-rate policy…
In Exchange for Nothing | A cambio de nada
By Oscar Antezana, El Dia: This is the third time I’ve rewritten the text of this article. The first version I wrote before October 18, thinking that Tuto Quiroga was going to win the presidential election. The title of that article was “Letter to Hope.” Then, with Rodrigo Paz’s victory, I changed the text and…
“These 20 years isolated us from the world” | “Estos 20 años nos aislaron del mundo”
By El Deber: “These 20 years isolated us from the world,” says Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz Screenshot from the Fox News interview with Rodrigo Paz President-elect Rodrigo Paz admitted that he has spoken with leaders such as Nayib Bukele, Venezuelan political leader María Corina Machado, as well as the government of the United States. In…
Luis Arce and the fear of facing the public | Luis Arce y el miedo a dar la cara
By El Dia: Luis Arce does not want to face the public. His decision not to attend the transfer of power to president-elect Rodrigo Paz is not a mere protocol gesture — it is a silent confession. He knows he will not be met with applause, but with boos; not recognition, but reproach. Perhaps he…
Damage to the press | Daños a la prensa
By Juan José Toro, El Deber: Events showed almost immediately that, in reality, Morales viewed as an enemy any press he could not control. That gathering concluded that the media were interfering in society and had built a “siege” against the president. That led to cross-consultations to determine who made up that siege — but…
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