By Brújula Digital: YARBEL SA has no website or social media presence, according to an internet search, and only appears in a business directory. With a one-week difference, YPFB awarded diesel purchases to two companies at more than double the price per cubic meter, according to awarding documents obtained by Brújula Digital. The company that…
Category: Politics
An indicator of market confidence in a country’s ability to manage its economy | Indicador de la confianza que el mercado tiene en la capacidad de un país para manejar su economía
Editorial, El Deber: Fitch Ratings and the Lack of Transparency in Bolivia Fitch Ratings’ recent downgrade of Bolivia’s credit rating to “CCC-” has raised concerns about the country’s economic health. This decision, which signals increased risk for investors and financial institutions, highlights the urgent need for corrective measures in the government’s economic and fiscal policies….
Forsaken | Entregados
Editorial, El Dia: An outsider looking at Bolivia’s geopolitical makeup would find it unbelievable. The most populous department in the country, the strongest economically, the one that contributes the most in taxes, responsible for a third of the national GDP, producing 70% of the country’s food, the most industrialized, the top exporter, the melting pot…
Blockades and Barbarism | Bloqueos y barbarie
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The blockade of public roads as a form of sectoral protest in Bolivia is a pressure tactic that—due to its frequency, the manner in which it is applied, and, in some cases, the reasons behind it—seems to deviate from the legitimate right that justifies it. This is even more evident when such…
National strike on Feb 10, to repeal the seventh provision on seizures in the Financial Law | Paro nacional el 10 de feb, para derogar la disposición séptima sobre decomisos de la Ley Financial
By Unitel, Eju.tv: Economic sectors confirm 24-hour national strike on February 10 in rejection of seizure provision The decision was made this Thursday after a national meeting in Sucre, in rejection of the transitional provision of the Financial Law, demanding its repeal. Shortly after noon this Thursday, economic sectors confirmed that on February 10 they…
Pando: Illegal mining in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve | Minería ilegal en Reserva Amazónica Manuripi
By Erbol, El Diario: Illegal mining activity confirmed in the Manuripi Amazon Reserve The governor of Pando, Regis Richter, confirmed yesterday the presence of “illegal mining activity” within the Manuripi Amazonian Wildlife National Reserve, a nationally protected area located in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon. In a statement on his social media platform Facebook,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 