They look after individual interests’ Expressing regret over the increasingly frequent internal disputes within opposition political organizations, former rector of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), Waldo Albarracín, argued that such positions reveal personal interests and prevent the consolidation of unity projects to defeat the ruling party in the upcoming elections. Through his social…
Category: Social Unrest
The need for dollars and camouflage in works | La necesidad de dólares y el camuflaje en obras
Germán Huanca Luna, Urgente.bo: We repeat, the Social Community Productive Economic Model of the MAS does not work. The government takes advantage of the ignorance in economic matters of the social organizations and uses political blackmail for the approval of credits. Although the origin of the economic crisis and the lack of dollars has been…
Bolivian fraternity has vanished | La fraternidad boliviana se ha esfumado
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: (Dis-united) Census and Social Decapitalization The customary ‘Census 2022’ took place two years later, and nobody knows for certain the reason behind the forced delay. But as it’s said about statistics – much like with bikinis – they show a lot, but not the most important. The Census 2024 will not…
Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” | Censo durante gestión de Morales fue “inservible”
El Diario: Quiroga asserts that the Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” There is a perception of Morales’ responsibility for the 2012 Census, a measurement lacking final results. Following the criticisms made by Evo Morales regarding the organization and budget allocated for the execution of the National Population and Housing Census 2024, former President Jorge…
Iran and Bolivia’s Strengthening Ties, a Risk for Latin America | Estrechamiento de lazos entre Irán y Bolivia, un riesgo para América Latina
By Juan Delgado/Dialogo Americas: Illustration/Diálogo Bolivian President Luis Arce and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi have vowed to strengthen bilateral relations as well as strategic cooperation in health, education, agriculture, and telecommunications, among other sectors, increasing the Islamic Republic’s footprint in Latin America, and setting off alarms in the hemisphere about the various threats to security,…
Bolivia’s economic and political risks | Riesgos económicos y políticos de Bolivia
Bnamericas: Bolivia’s economy faces headwinds from a lack of dollars, dwindling international reserves and political infighting within the governing party. “While inflation is not a problem in Bolivia, as it came in below 3% in February, economic growth has slowed down significantly, with real GDP below 2%,” William Foster, senior VP of sovereign risk at…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 