Editorial, El Dia: A phrase often attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt—probably one he never actually said—referred to the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza: “Yes, he’s a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” The phrase endured not because of its authenticity, but because of the moral truth it conveys: power often tolerates what it…
Category: Politics
Potosí: The Silent Exporter | El exportador silencioso
By Gonzalo Colque, Vision 360: With Feet on the Ground The challenge lies in whether the national government will be capable of understanding this reality and designing a coherent strategy commensurate with this new export balance. There is a revealing fact reshaping the economic landscape: over the past two years, Potosí has become the country’s…
Economic Turning Point | Punto de quiebre económico
By El Diario: According to economic analysts A change of direction is urgently needed to save economic stability Bolivia is running out of room to maneuver. After years of prosperity driven by hydrocarbons, reality is asserting itself with rising inflation and gas production in free fall. For specialists, macroeconomic stability is no longer a policy…
Gasoline More Bitter than Sweet | Gasolina más amarga que dulce
By Francesco Zaratti: Since 2018, Bolivia has marketed the so-called “green gasoline,” a blend of base gasoline with anhydrous ethanol, a byproduct of sugarcane, within the framework of an agreement that obliges YPFB to purchase ethanol from sugar mills and mix it with domestically produced or imported gasoline. The virtues of this program have been…
Big Mouth, Big Consequences | Boca Grande, Grandes Consecuencias
By Erbol: Jerjes Justiniano says there are grounds to prosecute Vice President Lara The lawyer and former politician, Jerjes Justiniano Talavera. Lawyer and former politician Jerjes Justiniano stated that there are grounds to initiate a trial of responsibilities against Vice President Edmand Lara for alleged breach of duties. He maintained that Lara would not be…
Tax Reform or More Amnesties | Reforma tributaria o más perdonazos
By Miguel Ángel Roca, Red Uno: Dunn: the tax amnesty is not enough, Bolivia needs a structural tax reform Jaime Dunn believes that Bolivia needs a tax reform that not only focuses on forgiving debts, but on eliminating the mechanisms and the system that generate them. Economist Jaime Dunn stated that the five tax relief…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 