Editorial, Los Tiempos: Corruption, looking at the straw in another’s eye The corruption that has been revealed in Santa Cruz, with the so-called phantom items, confirms, for the umpteenth time, that this evil infests without distinction those who exercise power. The government has tried to take advantage of the situation to discredit Santa Cruz, without…
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Galloping corruption – Corrupción galopante
Editorial, El Deber: Your corrupt, my corrupt, our corrupt When talking about corruption, one of the first reactions in the political system is to look at the front side to point the finger, hold those on the opposite side responsible, and come out in defense of their own, as if corruption within the own home…
2021: Bolivia’s Index of Economic Freedom
Bolivia’s economic freedom score is 42.7, making its economy the 172nd freest in the 2021 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.1 point, primarily because of a decline in trade freedom. Bolivia is ranked 30th among 32 countries in the Americas region, and its overall score is below the regional and world averages. [para…
Let’s stop being reactive – Dejemos de ser reactivos
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Learning from the rains Few natural phenomena are as recurrent in our country as the floods that occur every year in the rainy season, and the way we deal with their consequences makes it necessary to stop seeing the problem as if it were a fatality imposed by designs beyond human control….
Después del despilfarro vienen las preocupaciones – MAS – After squandering comes worries
Agencias, Los Tiempos: International Reserves fall from US$ 5,276 million to US$ 4,791 million The Net International Reserves (RIN) fell from US$5,276 million to US$4,791 million according to the report of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE). “As of December 2021, the NIRs reached 4,791 million dollars, of which 2,455 million correspond to gold,…
Presupuesto es inviable por depender de la deuda – 2022 – Budget is unfeasible because it depends on debt
Brújula Digital, El Diario: Internal debt, increased by more than 12,000 million Bolivians, is the highest in the history of Bolivia, which added to the external debt of the General State Treasury, has already exceeded 50% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Government affirms that 53% of the PGE will be destined for the…
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