By Oscar Antezana: A transcendental step took place in Bolivia with the elections on August 17. We’ll see if democracy truly returns once the new president takes office and exercises the rule of law. I seriously doubt that PDC would govern; on the contrary, LIBRE would. Unfortunately, the left is once again one step away…
Category: Social Unrest
Government Leaves the Country in Crisis with a Dollar “Corralito” | Gobierno deja en crisis al país con corralito en dólares
By El Diario: Economic Analysts The current administration is leaving behind a dollar “corralito (withdrawal restrictions),” and the new administration taking office in November will have to reverse this situation, said Fernando Romero, president of the Departmental College of Economists of Tarija, in his assessment of the drop in the parallel market dollar rate. Meanwhile,…
“Economic Corpse” Warning | La advertencia del “cadáver económico”
By Eju.tv: Economist Chávez warns that the government is leaving behind an “economic corpse” and wants to dress it up before leaving Chávez criticized the government’s “economic makeup,” aimed at portraying stability. “Several things are happening now in order to dress up the collapsing economic house and present it as if it were fine before…
Nothing to propose, nothing for the future. Just the pleasure of attacking, dividing, setting fires | Nada de propuestas, nada de futuro. Solo el goce de atacar, de dividir, de incendiar
Editorial, El Dia: Silence means consent Edman Lara holds nothing back. One day he claims he stands above Rodrigo Paz and that he should have been the presidential candidate. The next, he boasts of making Paz win, while lashing out at the private sector and promising to raise the Renta Dignidad to 2,000 bolivianos—something that…
In Bolivia, five out of ten older adults continue working during old age | En Bolivia, cinco de cada 10 adultos mayores siguen trabajando durante su vejez
By Deisy Ortiz Duran, El Deber: More than half of them are self-employed. Mistreatment and discrimination are the most reported forms of violence. Families with an older adult spend more than double on healthcare compared to those without. Mery Bazán wakes up early every day, carrying a bag full of freshly cooked food and the…
Bolivia gira a la derecha, pero su legado socialista persistirá | Bolivia shifts to the right, but its socialist legacy will linger
Por Christopher Sabatini, Chatham House: Los votantes bolivianos pusieron fin a dos décadas de dominio izquierdista. Sin embargo, la herencia del expresidente Evo Morales y de su base organizada seguirá proyectando una larga sombra. Imagen — Una mujer junto a un kiosco con portadas sobre las elecciones presidenciales en La Paz, el 18 de agosto…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 