By Unitel Digital: The digital dollar surged again, reaching a new peak in Bolivia. This Thursday, its exchange rate started at Bs 19 and then rose to Bs 20 per unit on platforms that trade cryptoassets such as USDT. Reference image of the boliviano and the dollar The digital dollar reached Bs 20 per unit…
Category: Politics
A message of national reconciliation | Un mensaje de reconciliación nacional
By Ronald MacLean, Brújula Digital: Ronald MacLean presents short film with a message of national reconciliation In the video [to watch it go to the end of this column], the former mayor emphasizes that the country needs a candidacy of “unity, of bridge-building, of reconciliation and stability.” Former mayor of La Paz and former minister…
President Arce, begin the transition | Presidente Arce, inicie la transición
By Edwin Cacho Herrera, Brujula Digital: Things couldn’t be worse for the government of Luis Arce Catacora just days before the MAS-IPSP registers its ticket and other candidacies. On top of the grim facets of the multidimensional crisis, there is now a widespread sense of panic at all levels of the Executive, which further paralyzes…
The parallel dollar hits Bs 16.45 and then retreats to Bs 15 in a still tense market | El dólar paralelo toca los Bs 16,45 y luego retrocede a Bs 15 en un mercado aún tensionado
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: EXCHANGE RATE CRISIS The currency shows increasing scarcity in the local market The informal rate of the U.S. dollar reached a new peak before retreating, reflecting the persistent shortage of dollars in the formal market. The parallel dollar has been dragging on since 2023, in a context marked by…
Facing the crisis will involve severe measures to correct structural problems | Afrontar la crisis implicará severas medidas para corregir problemas estructurales
By René Martínez / Fundación Jubileo, Erbol: Economic indicators show a very complicated outlook, the result of a crisis that began to take shape more than a decade ago. Solutions will not be immediate, and the population must be prepared to endure tough adjustment measures that will help stabilize the economy while seeking to reduce the…
García Linera, Andrónico and the Renewal in the Chapare | García Linera, Andrónico y la renovación en el Chapare
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Twenty years ago, several sectors of the country’s middle class looked very favorably on Álvaro García Linera. They said he was a young man who represented the renewal of politics, a man full of ideas. NGO officials were in love with him, as were many international aid workers, especially…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 