El Diario: The current crisis could deepen further After days of mobilizations and negotiations, a week of protests is approaching as the transportation, health, and trade union sectors demand government attention to their issues, including fuel supply, the solution to the dollar shortage, and the annulment of “forced retirement.” Heavy transport leaders have decided to…
Category: Bolivia
An Incurable Crisis? | ¿Una Crisis Incurable?
Editorial, El Dia: Incurable? Businesspeople can complain all they want, but the Bolivian economic crisis seems incurable. Luis Arce resists applying the recipes or suggestions offered to him and, even more so, refuses to resort to the necessary adjustments to avoid disaster. In 1985, with an annual inflation rate of 20,000%, the situation was radically…
June 27: Indefinite Strike and Blockade | Paro y bloqueo indefinido
El Dia: Heavy Transport Sector Announces Indefinite Strike and Blockade from June 27, Demands Minister Montaño’s Resignation The heavy transport sector has given the Government until June 26 to address their demands, which include resolving the shortage of dollars and ensuring a stable supply of fuel. The national assembly of the heavy transport sector, held…
Eviction and punishment to stop encroachments | Desalojo y castigo para frenar avasallamientos
Editorial, El Deber: Illegal land occupation is undoubtedly the greatest challenge faced by agricultural producers in eastern Bolivia, especially in the department of Santa Cruz. This problem has been recurrent and seems to have no solution, as these invasions often go unpunished. However, there is now a glimmer of hope: the Government has just announced…
Remittances surpass foreign direct investment | Remesas superan a la inversión extranjera directa
Por Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Bolivians send more money from abroad In Bolivia, remittances surpass foreign direct investment Last year, net foreign investment reached $294 million, while remittances in 2023 totaled $1.4364 billion. By March of this year, remittances amounted to $334.9 million. Bolivians abroad send more remittances to Bolivia. Photo: ABI. In recent…
The Disarray | El desbarajuste
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, Eju.tv: The government has been claiming that a “soft coup” is underway to end its administration and that it has sufficient evidence to support this claim. We don’t know if the president and his cabinet are confusing the terms and instead of a “soft coup,” what they see is the gradual…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 