By El Dia: As of September, Bolivia’s accumulated trade deficit is 429% higher than in 2023 “The accumulated trade balance from January to September 2024 was ‘negative’ (-$329 million USD), 429% larger than during the same period in 2023 (-$62.2 million USD),” stated Luis Fernando Romero, president of the Departmental College of Economists of Tarija….
Category: Social Unrest
Evo Morales loses power within MAS | Evo Morales se quedó sin poder dentro del MAS
By Juan Carlos Véliz, EJu.tv; Evo Morales loses power within the party, political analysts agree A ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal recognizes the MAS congress aligned with Arce, which elected Grover García as party president, replacing Evo Morales. Former President Evo Morales has lost not only the party leadership and candidacy for the 2025 general…
They create an app to select the opposition’s single candidate | Crean una App para elegir al candidato único de la oposición
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: The population will be able to vote Ronald MacLean, promoter of the open primaries initiative, explained that adopting an app is essential to return sovereignty to citizens, allowing them to choose and be chosen without state interference or the requirement of party membership. A reference image about the app….
Arce’s absent ‘leadership’ | ‘Liderazgo’ ausente en luchin
Editorial, El Dia: Very aloof Luis Arce appears very comfortable, almost aloof. He doesn’t even mention the catastrophic crisis in the country. It seems he doesn’t notice the long lines to get fuel. Perhaps he considers it normal. No one knows. He waited more than 20 days to react to the blockades by the coca-grower…
Long overdue free importation of fuels | La largamente esperada libre importación de combustibles
By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia: Free importation of fuels is authorized with decree 5271 This was one of the demands made by the agricultural and industrial sectors of Santa Cruz, which are among the most affected by the irregular supply of diesel and gasoline. Overwhelmed by the fuel shortage, the government approved this Wednesday the…
Bolivians’ investment expectations decrease | La expectativa de inversión de los bolivianos se reduce
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Ipsos Ciesmori Survey The Investment Index in Bolivia stands at 20.9 points, suggesting a conservative trend among consumers regarding significant purchases or investments. There is less public confidence in investing, according to an Ipsos Ciesmori survey. Photo: ABI In a year, Bolivians’ confidence or investment expectations have declined and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 