By Karen Longaric, El Deber: Legally, the condition of interdict is defined as “the state of a person who has been judicially declared incapable of exercising certain rights, either by reason of a crime or for another cause provided for by law. This civil phrase is also used to indicate the suspension of office or…
Category: Bolivia
Dollar shortage worsens due to Military farce that generated speculation | Se agrava escasez de dólares por farsa militar que generó especulación
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: Private parties reveal that military attack generated speculation and ask the Government for dialogue to solve the dollar shortage The price of the currency, on the streets, is above the official price The failed military attack on June 26 generated speculation (around the dollar) and damaged the country’s image….
Decline in the economy and fiscal deficit | Caída de la economía y un déficit fiscal
Brújula Digital: Milenio warns of a decline in the economy and a fiscal deficit above 12% Photo: Social Networks The Milenio Foundation warned of a “risky trend of economic decline” in the country and a “worsening of fiscal, monetary, exchange and financial imbalances.” It considers that the fiscal deficit could be above 12% of GDP…
Juana Asurdui de Padilla
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: La Juana and the “laris” In Sucre, many people, including authorities, are preparing to celebrate the birth anniversary of Juana Azurduy de Padilla on July 12. They are going to do it despite the fact that they have been repeatedly warned that this is not the correct date. The…
Bolivia: between the exchange rate crisis and political instability | entre la crisis cambiaria y la inestabilidad política
Editorial, El Deber: Bolivia is at a crucial moment, besieged by a deep economic crisis that is aggravated by recent political instability. A discouraging panorama that contrasts with the economic boom of the last decade, when the country experienced an “economic miracle” with annual growth of more than 4% and a notable reduction in poverty….
Pseudocoup, mistrust and mental health | Pseudogolpe, desconfianza y salud mental
By Cecilia Vargas, Brujula Digital: Bolivians, particularly those of us who live in La Paz, have witnessed events that have marked history due to the fact that it is the seat of government. These facts have been associated, in terms of each family or each person, with particular situations that could lead to classifying our…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 