By Yolanda Mamani Cayo, El Deber: Productive sectors and citizens in Santa Cruz, La Paz, and Oruro ended November with protests against the Government of Luis Arce, with cabildos returning and deadlines being set for the Executive to address the economic crisis. The economic crisis in Bolivia, stemming from fuel shortages and the absence of…
Category: Economics
President: Not corrupt and prioritizes improving the economy | No corrupto y que priorice mejorar la economía
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: Bolivians want a president who is not corrupt and prioritizes improving the economy, according to a survey In addition to being incorruptible, people value a president with a business profile, at 49%, while only 16% prefer a former president. Filling out a survey, reference image. Photo: concepto.de A survey commissioned…
ASFI: Must explain policies for deposit withdrawals | Debe explicar políticas para devolución de depósitos
By El Diario: Rollback in Banking Services A series of restrictions imposed by banks within the national financial system has effectively eliminated the ability of Bolivians to use their cards abroad, signaling a significant regression in this type of service for Bolivia. Highlighting increasing restrictions on access to foreign currency within the country, Senator Centa…
It is urgent to reorganize the country | Es tarea urgente reordenar el país
Editorial, El Diario: After nearly 20 years of MAS-led governments, with the interim administration of Jeanine Áñez in between, the general elections next year present an opportunity to correct the enormous mistakes made during this period. As public opinion has repeatedly pointed out, public institutions have been dismantled, particularly when they were taken over as…
What Needs to Be Done to Stabilize and Resume Growth? | ¿Qué hacer para estabilizar y retomar el crecimiento?
By Juan Antonio Morales, Brujula Digital: Resuming growth is a key objective of economic policy. However, macroeconomic stabilization must come first. Bloomberg (|20|11|24|) classifies Bolivia’s crisis as a classic balance-of-payments crisis. The recipe to address this issue is well-known and doesn’t require reinventing the wheel, though it does demand a significant political agreement: Measures 1…
Citizens take to the streets with the ‘Anillazo’ to demand structural changes and early elections | Ciudadanos toman las calles con el ‘Anillazo’ para exigir cambios estructurales y adelanto de elecciones
By Mauricio Quiroz Terán, El Deber: Thousands of Citizens Take the Streets of Santa Cruz to Protest the Economic Crisis Thousands of citizens, including representatives of Santa Cruz institutions, took to the second ring road to express their discontent with the government of President Luis Arce and to demand urgent measures to address the growing…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 