By Alvaro Rios, Brujula Digital: The Movement Toward Socialism (MAS), in its two decades of government, has plunged the country into the worst energy disaster of its republican life. They squandered 13 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) of gas reserves and wasted $67 billion in hydrocarbon exports. Bolivia is left with 1.3 TCF and declining hydrocarbon…
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Qué hacer cuando un comentario cruza la línea en el trabajo | What to Do When a Comment Crosses the Line at Work
Con la participación de Summer R. Jackson. Por Michael Blanding, Harvard Business School: Las observaciones insensibles son comunes en el lugar de trabajo, pero estas “microagresiones” no tienen por qué romper las relaciones. Summer Jackson afirma que quienes manejan los insultos con delicadeza pueden, en realidad, fortalecer los lazos con sus colegas. Las microagresiones ocurren en…
“Prices do not fall in step with the drop in the dollar” | “Los precios no bajan al compás de la baja del dólar”
By ANF, Eju.tv: Warns economist Gonzalo Chávez The analyst recalled that when the parallel exchange rate soared to 14 and 15 bolivianos, importers continued supplying the market, but at a higher cost, which was ultimately passed on to consumers. That process, known as exchange rate pass-through, does not necessarily work in reverse when the dollar…
Qamiris: The Aymara upper bourgeoisie who now turn their backs on Evo Morales’ left | La alta burguesía aimara que ahora da la espalda a la izquierda de Evo Morales
By Caio Ruvenal, El País; Eju,tv: The communities that benefited from MAS-driven social mobility are now voting for Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia’s presidential elections. The sweeping electoral victory of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) in Bolivia’s Andean region is largely due to its strategy of courting the so-called “new Aymara rich,” or qamiris. Nearly 60%…
Government Missteps Increase Poverty | Políticas gubernamentales erróneas aumentan pobreza
By El Diario: Two Decades of MAS Rule Poverty and unmet basic needs are rising in Bolivia as a result of erroneous policies implemented by the Movement for Socialism (MAS), which claims to have improved quality of life. However, 2024 Census data show a setback, according to economists. Despite economic growth, Bolivia has not managed…
From Economic Collapse to the Runoff: Can Bolivia Rebuild Now? | Del desastre económico a la segunda vuelta: ¿podemos reconstruir Bolivia ahora?
By Bolivian Thoughts: The Dollar as a Thermometer of Collapse Bolivia heads into the October runoff on the edge of the abyss. The MAS, with its populist and arbitrary model, provoked a debacle that is brutally clear in the parallel dollar market: from the official Bs 6.96 it shot up in days to more than…
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