By Elmira Lindo, El Pais: With similar biographies and almost identical proposals, the nuances may sway the more liberal militants toward one or the other, but it prevents them from broadening their reach Tuto Quiroga is very liberal, and Jaime Dunn is also very liberal. Both promise to imprison Evo Morales in record time, disregarding…
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Nothing ever ran out; the government’s model was always a failure | No se agotó nada; el modelo del gobierno siempre fue un fracaso
By Carlos Valverde, El Deber: Hearing opposition politicians and even businesspeople repeat the mantra that “the government’s or MAS’s model in power has run its course” is concerning, because it gives the impression that they actually believed that 21st Century Socialism ever had the possibility of generating surpluses and capital based on its ideas and…
Banks set $100 as the maximum withdrawal from dollar accounts | Bancos fijan $us 100 como retiro máximo en cuentas en dólares
By Brújula Digital: Brújula Digital visited five banks, where staff reported that the maximum withdrawal amount is limited to $100 for at least one week Reference image. Photo: Social Media Banking institutions set the amount of 100 dollars as the maximum withdrawal for people who have dollar accounts. Brújula Digital visited on Friday Banco de…
The crypto dollar exposes Bolivia’s economic collapse | El dólar cripto desnuda el colapso económico boliviano
By Dennys Peredo Borda, Eju.tv: On the morning of April 25, I logged into Binance’s P2P market (a peer-to-peer exchange platform that allows direct buying and selling of cryptocurrencies) and observed that the USDT (crypto dollar) jumped from Bs 14.00 to Bs 14.25 within a matter of hours. This abrupt increase reflects a trend that…
The systematic improvisation of the MAS is irresponsibility | La sistematica improvisación masista es irresponsabilidad
Editorial, El Dia: The fuel labyrinth Living in Bolivia has become an exercise in patience and anguish. It doesn’t matter the department or the social class: every citizen, from the agricultural producer in Beni to the taxi driver in El Alto, lives in constant anxiety, fearing that tomorrow there will be no diesel or gasoline…
Dollar volatility, as high as 18 and then drops to 14 | Volatilidad del dólar, subió hasta 18 y luego bajó a 14
By Yola Layme H, Eju.tv: USDT volatility: rises to Bs. 18 and then drops to Bs. 14 Uncertainty, financial rumors, and the perception of instability in state-owned companies are believed to be the factors driving demand for USDT. Santa Cruz.– The recent rise in the parallel dollar (USDT) in Bolivia, which reached up to Bs….
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