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…
Category: Economics
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Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Although the MAS government is the one that allocates the largest fortunes to propaganda, which would make one believe that it appreciates the dissemination of information, at the same time it prohibits the release of news. It is a vocation that began in 2006, when it ordered YPFB to discontinue monthly…
You’re liberal and you don’t know it | A que eres liberal y no lo sabes
Jaime Dunn, Brujula Digital: Sometimes labels scare us. They refer us to heated debates, complex ideologies and philosophies. But let me pose a surprising idea: day after day, in the choices you make, from the most trivial to the most consequential, you are practicing liberalism and you probably don’t even realize it. Before you skip…
How long will we have to put up with Luis Arce’s speeches? | ¿Hasta cuándo tendremos que aguantar los discursos de Luis Arce?
Antonio Saravia, Brujula Digital: Luis Arce’s speech this past Wednesday, November 8, confirms that the president lives on another planet. Nothing he said in his hour-long rant even remotely resembles the reality that Bolivians face every day. The president insists that “we are on the right track” when shortages, queues, lack of dollars, informality and…
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…
On the verge of bankruptcy – Bolivia – Al borde de la quiebra
El Diario: Bolivia is on the list of 21 countries on the verge of bankruptcy Data compiled by Bloomberg show that Bolivia is among the 21 countries on the brink of bankruptcy and some have already made the decision to renegotiate their debt. The rapid rise in Treasury yields has once again raised fears of…
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