Editorial, El Dia: Rodrigo Paz tries to present himself as a sensible, modern politician — educated abroad and backed by a public track record. However, his statement during the presidential debate that “there’s money in Bolivia” completely exposes him. This was no slip of the tongue or miscalculation; it revealed his disconnection from reality and,…
Category: Social Unrest
Food basket prices rise by up to 300% | Precio de alimentos de canasta familiar suben hasta en 300%
By El Diario: The prices of basic food basket products have once again skyrocketed in recent days, with increases of up to 300% in some markets and supermarkets, mainly in the cities of the central axis. This disproportionate rise severely affects the purchasing power of Bolivian families and puts their basic right to adequate nutrition…
Parallel dollar fluctuates and pressures for an increase are seen | Dólar paralelo fluctúa y ven presiones para alza
By Raúl Dominguez, El Deber: The shortage of foreign currency is also causing problems with private fuel imports. Photo: Fuad Landívar As the day of the runoff election approaches, there is uncertainty about the measures the new government will adopt. After several weeks remaining around Bs 12, the price of the parallel dollar in Bolivia…
Government must recover sovereignty over Bolivian gold | Gobierno debe recuperar la soberanía del oro boliviano
By El Diario: The world buys the mineral, and Bolivia sells it While the world is buying gold, in Bolivia it is being sold—and it’s in private hands. Faced with this situation, the government must recover sovereignty over gold; that is, if there is political will, illegal mining companies should be eliminated and only formal…
No $6 billion, won’t last past Carnival | Sin $6 mil millones no llegan a carnavales
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Expert: New Government Must Bring $6 Billion to Guarantee Fuel and Dollars; Otherwise, It Won’t Last Until Carnival On October 20, a team from the new government must go to YPFB to check how much fuel remains in the tanks, what volume has been contracted, and what financial resources…
More than 20 years of corruption and squandering have sunk Bolivia | Más de 20 años de corrupción y despilfarro hunden a Bolivia
By El Diario: Under MAS Governments During the 20 years of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) in power, corruption has prevailed in public companies and government programs. To this must be added the squandering of resources on sports fields and social club buildings, as well as on industries that do not operate at full capacity,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 