By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: PURCHASING POWER The purchasing power of the boliviano is losing ground /Photo: ABI The loss of the boliviano’s purchasing power since 2024 has already reached 50%. The foreign currency is trading at Bs 15.17. According to the latest study (2023) by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Bolivia has a…
Category: Social Unrest
Transparent elections are not guaranteed in the country | Elecciones transparentes no están garantizadas en el país
By El Diario: In a situation marked by political campaigns and doubts about the 2025 general elections taking place, former rector of the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), Waldo Albarracín, stated that the subordination of the Electoral Body and the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) to the ruling power prevents the country from guaranteeing the…
Masista horde attacked Camacho’s Lawyer and the Civic vice president | Horda masista atacó al Abogado de Camacho y al vicepresidente Cívico
By Lidia Mamani, Eju.tv: Group of self-convened individuals attack Camacho’s lawyer and the civic vice president after hearing in La Paz The incident took place Friday afternoon, following a precautionary hearing that sought to modify Camacho’s preventive detention in the Coup d’État I case. After the hearing to request a modification of precautionary measures for…
A “cross-cutting crisis” | Una “crisis transversal”
By El Diario: Business leaders call for solutions to a “cross-cutting crisis” In a commemoration of Labor Day marked by economic uncertainty, the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) issued a strong statement expressing deep concern over the “cross-cutting crisis” currently afflicting the country. Through an official communiqué, the business leadership made it clear…
Crisis clouds May 1st: more inflation, less employment | Crisis opaca el 1 de mayo, hay más inflación y menos empleo
By Leonel Suárez, El Pais: While official events are being prepared in Tarija to highlight the historical struggle of the working class, the economic backdrop is clear. The College of Economists confirms the loss of purchasing power The crisis has increased informal employment in the country This May 1st, Bolivia commemorates International Workers’ Day in…
Beginning crisis with rise in parallel dollar | Comienza la crisis con incremento del dólar paralelo
By Leyla Mendieta Cruz, Unitel: “The crisis is beginning,” says Cadex regarding the rise of the parallel dollar The president of the Chamber of Exporters, Logistics and Investment Promotion of Santa Cruz (Cadex), Oswaldo Barriga, insisted that it is necessary to change the economic model and to authorize exports of products that are currently restricted…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 