By Unitel: Embezzlement in the Indigenous Fund: “They were the Nemesia, Lidia and Felipa team,” says former director arrested this Monday Elvira Parra stated that Lidia Patty must clarify what destination she gave to the money she requested from the Indigenous Fund. “Doña Nemesia (Achacollo) approved and authorized it,” she declared. Elvira Parra was arrested…
Category: Politics
The Real 50–50 | El verdadero 50-50
By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia today debates fiscal decentralization with great enthusiasm: 50% of resources for the central government and the other 50% for the regions. It sounds attractive, but redistributing public spending among more administrators does not touch the underlying problem: the country does not generate new resources, it simply divides what it already…
Energy at Risk | Energía en Riesgo
By El Diario: War in the Middle East Affects the Hydrocarbons Sector Between Distrust and the Risk of Returning to the Past The increase in the price of oil on the international market will cause fuel prices to rise, which will affect the final commercialization value. After more than 100 days of Rodrigo Paz’s government,…
Coalition Against Cartels | Coalición contra los cárteles
By Carlos Corz, Visión 360: Paz Says in the U.S. He Didn’t Come to Ask for Permission; Without Bolivia There Is No Security or Full Regional Development Bolivia and 11 other countries are part of a military coalition against the cartels. President Donald Trump proposed and consolidated the bloc. Presidents Rodrigo Paz and Donald Trump…
Fuel Additives Under Fire | Aditivos bajo sospecha
By Gigavision, Eju.tv: “If vehicles are damaged after additives, YPFB must disappear,” says former minister Ríos He also proposed that Bolivia should move toward opening the fuel market to end the state monopoly. According to Ríos, within one to two years the country should have different fuel brands so consumers do not depend on a…
Questioned banknotes, possible political way out | Billetes dudosos, posible salida política
By Erbol: President of the BCB rules out legalizing the stolen banknotes, but hints that perhaps Parliament could Espinoza delivered his report before the Senate. In a report to the Senate, the president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), David Espinoza, ruled out that the issuing entity will validate the circulation of the banknotes…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 