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…
Category: Social Unrest
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,…
The Mafias of Bolivia | Las mafias de Bolivia
By Juan José Toro, Vision 360: The first task of the new government should be to reverse that order and instruct that the law finally be enforced. If this state of affairs continues, we will know that the next rulers have struck a deal with the mafias. Beyond the politicized management of justice, Bolivia has…
Building costs nearly 50% more | Construir cuesta casi 50% más
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Building a single-family home in Bolivia today costs 46.8% more than in 2023 In the case of residential buildings, the Housing Construction Cost Index (ICC) increased by 51.49%. These figures reflect the persistent impact of rising costs of materials, labor, and services associated with construction. Workers are building a…
Grandma’s Jewels Are Pawned—and So Is the Economy’s Future | Las joyas de la abuela están empeñadas y el futuro de la economía también
By ANF, Eju.tv: What will the next government find? On November 8, the MAS cycle and its economic model will come to an end. The country is experiencing the worst economic crisis in 40 years, reflected in fuel shortages, rising inflation, and a black market for foreign currency, where the U.S. dollar trades at nearly twice…
Dignified and Herds in Times of Ballots | Dignidad y Rebaños en Tiempos de Urnas
By Oscar Antezana, El Dia: Digni-fools and sheep in runoffs In all democracies, or at least where elections are held and people go to vote, there’s always an “electArate.” It’s a subjective term: it refers to that portion of the electorate that supposedly votes “wrong.” In other words, each person might consider as the “electArate”…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 