Overall assessment: Who is most likely to win the second round? By eju.tv: The 10 MOST relevant things from the last hours that we recommend you read. Random image Paz and Quiroga go to the runoff. Illustration: Bolivia Verifica Polarization resurfaces on the way to the runoff, and leaders lack a discourse of reconciliation –…
Category: Economics
Dollar Crisis, Decisive Election | Crisis por el dólar, elección decisiva
By Bolivian Thoughts The Dollar Says It All Bolivia heads into the elections with a rope around its neck. MAS played with fire and left us in chaos: the official dollar is still at Bs 6.96, but on the streets it hit Bs 20 and now hovers around Bs 13. That’s more than double 🤯….
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…
Growing criticism of the Paz–Lara ticket, warning of instability due to contradictions and demagoguery | Crece la crítica al binomio Paz–Lara y advierten riesgo de inestabilidad por contradicciones y demagogia
By Erbol: PDC SPOKESMAN CALLS FOR REFLECTION FROM LARA A duo that’s sparking controversy in political circles. Photo/taken from the internet The presidential ticket of Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara is stirring controversy in political circles, with various actors warning that it poses a risk of instability for the country due to internal contradictions and…
Government Leaves the Country in Crisis with a Dollar “Corralito” | Gobierno deja en crisis al país con corralito en dólares
By El Diario: Economic Analysts The current administration is leaving behind a dollar “corralito (withdrawal restrictions),” and the new administration taking office in November will have to reverse this situation, said Fernando Romero, president of the Departmental College of Economists of Tarija, in his assessment of the drop in the parallel market dollar rate. Meanwhile,…
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