Austerity Reckoning | Ajuste decisivo

By El Diario: Government Faces the Challenge of Adjusting Payroll and Closing Loss-Making Companies The Ministry of Economy will submit the reformulated 2026 PGE to the Assembly this month, under pressure to comply with a 30% reduction in public spending. For experts such as Marcelo Butrón, the document will be the “litmus test” that will…

Bolivia’s Professional Gap | La brecha profesional de Bolivia

By Rolando Morales, Brujula Digital: There Is a Shortage of Professional Cadres During the government of the MAS, there was a combination of somewhat more or less labor efficiency with somewhat more or less social inclusion. Now, under a middle-class government, it turns out that, in any case, Bolivia does not have a sufficient number…

Bolivia Will Be Camba | Bolivia será camba

By Jorge Patiño, Brujula Digital: An unexpected dialogue with one of Santa Cruz’s most prestigious intellectuals, Carlos Hugo Molina, has returned me to reflection on one of our country’s transcendental national problems: the role of Santa Cruz in the political development of Bolivia. In this introductory sentence, I want to call attention to four concepts that are not there…