Is there a crisis in Bolivia or not? | ¿Hay o no crisis en Bolivia?

Gonzalo Chávez, El Deber: The ideological delirium in which the Government finds itself drives it to control the entire spectrum of economic and political analysis. It defines what a crisis is, in its image and likeness, it determines which indicators do or do not measure a crisis and from this, it builds a propaganda narrative…

A subsidy that is difficult to sustain | Una subvención difícil de sostener

Editorial, El Deber: For almost a decade, the Bolivian economy has had a worrying fiscal deficit, mostly attributed to the subsidy of imported hydrocarbons. It is undeniable that the subsidized price of gasoline and diesel has contributed to containing inflation and has generated economic benefits, which means that any attempt to eliminate it faces social…

The more government, the more poverty | A más gobierno, más pobreza

Editorial, El Dia: As the government runs out of money, its defects begin to become more clearly visible: there is no diesel, debts increase, there is a shortage of dollars, the inability to attend to emergencies such as drought, lack of water, serious fires and political discrepancies also arise that in the past were resolved…

Official demagogy 👎🏽 Demagogia oficialista

Editorial, Los Tiempos: The statements of some Government authorities regarding current issues related to the management of the State, events that affect the population and political problems, suggest that the ruling party does not care about the deterioration of the trust that Bolivians have in their rulers. This deterioration is reflected in three surveys carried…

Arce does not mention the fall in reserves and confirms a slowdown in the economy | Arce no menciona la caída de reservas y confirma desaceleración de la economía

El Diario: In his management report LUIS ARCE CATACORA YESTERDAY DURING HIS INTERVENTION AT THE ALP. PHOTO: RRSS In his three-year speech, the President of the State, Luis Arce Catacora, avoided mentioning the fall in reserves and confirmed the slowdown of the economy, from 4.8% to 3%. Economists called the report half-truths. The report presented…