By Brújula Digital: Vendors, Small Business Owners, and Artisans Announce Protests Over Rising Dollar and Higher Input Costs Representatives of productive sectors say that the sharp rise in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar is increasing the cost of raw materials and reducing their sales. Representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, street vendors,…
Category: Politics
Bolivia’s New Cycle | El nuevo ciclo de Bolivia
By Óscar A. Heredia, El Diario: Bolivia faces the challenge of closing one economic cycle and beginning another. The real debate is no longer simply how to overcome the current emergency, but how to build a development model capable of creating opportunities and prosperity for future generations. There are moments in a country’s history when…
Inflation Storm Ahead | Tormenta Inflacionaria en Marcha
By El Diario: Rising Dollar, Climate Risks and Legal Uncertainty Expected to Fuel Inflation Modest increases in Bolivia’s official exchange rate, the arrival of the El Niño weather phenomenon, and ongoing legal uncertainty are expected to push inflation higher. The extent of the increase will depend largely on government policies, with vulnerable households likely to…
The Cultural Battle and the Plunder of Bolivia’s Gas | La batalla cultural y el saqueo del gas en Bolivia
By Álvaro Ríos, Brujula Digital: During the 50 days of the recent criminal blockades in Bolivia, I came to understand that the cultural battle waged by the so-called anti-capitalist left remains as relevant as ever and continues to hold an unchallenged hegemony. Rodrigo Paz won political power, but he did not win the battle of…
Santa Cruz: Economic Ironies | Ironías económicas
Editorial, El Dia: Economic Ironies of Santa Cruz When Bolivia’s economy is viewed from the perspective of Santa Cruz, reality takes on a dramatic tone: how does the country’s economic engine keep running when the central government has designed policies that seem intent on undermining its productive structure? The answer lies in the stubborn resilience…
State Policy or Government Policy? | ¿política de Estado o política de Gobierno?
By Windsor Hernani, El Deber: Foreign Policy Guidelines: State Policy or Government Policy? Eight months have passed since President Rodrigo Paz took office, and only this week did the Foreign Ministry present its “Foreign Policy Guidelines.” What was presented deserves analysis. In this column, I will focus first on some issues of form; I will…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 