By ElPais.bo: “Borrowed Light: Bolivia’s Energy Crossroads,” Part 2 Cheap Energy, Low Wages: The Hidden Cost of Electricity Subsidies While Bolivia maintains the lowest electricity rates in South America, average wages are up to three times lower than in Chile or Uruguay. Energy subsidies do not reduce poverty: they reproduce it by concealing the real…
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Another Reform Defeated? | ¿Otra reforma derrotada?
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: La Ley 1720 y el retorno del chantaje político en Bolivia La controversia alrededor de la Ley 1720 está dejando al descubierto uno de los problemas más profundos de Bolivia: la enorme dificultad para impulsar reformas económicas incluso cuando buscan beneficiar a pequeños productores rurales que necesitan salir de la pobreza. La…
Defending the Government | Defender al gobierno
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: It would be the height of absurdity if, under the government of Rodrigo Paz, the same thing happened as what occurred during Jeanine Añez’s administration. Even more so because this time the MAS, as a party, was wiped off Bolivia’s political map. Unless, of course, we were mistaken and the…
Fuel Shock Ahead | Se Viene el Shock del Combustible
By Oscar Antezana: Cheap Gasoline That Could End Up Being Very Expensive The global energy crisis has entered a critical phase. What is happening today in the Persian Gulf is not just another conflict: it is the epicenter of a historic disruption in oil supply. And Bolivia, although geographically distant, is dangerously exposed. The trigger…
Dollar Pressure Keeps Rising | La Presión del Dólar Sigue Subiendo
By Brújula Digital: The Reference Dollar Surpasses Bs 10 for the Third Day and Sits Above USDT USDT purchases on Binance are ranging between 10.35 and 9.96 bolivianos, while sales fluctuate between 9.93 and 9.64 bolivianos. Reference image/El Deber The upward trend of the reference dollar published by the Central Bank of Bolivia continues. This Wednesday it…
Bolivia Is Not Held Back by a Lack of Work, but by a System That Lives Off Disorder | Bolivia no está frenada por falta de trabajo, sino por un sistema que vive del desorden
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Hay una escena demasiado común en Bolivia: un ciudadano entra a una oficina pública para resolver un trámite sencillo y termina atrapado entre sellos, formularios, fotocopias, observaciones, filas y ventanillas. Lo mandan a otra institución, luego a otra, luego a volver mañana. Cuando finalmente cree haber reunido todo, descubre que falta un…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 