By Bolivian Thoughts: One month before the presidential elections scheduled for August 17, 2025, Bolivia is going through one of the most complex years in its recent democratic history. There’s a shortage of dollars, fuel has become a luxury item, inflation is hitting hard, and drug trafficking is expanding even in plain sight, taking advantage…
The electoral landscape shows fragmentation and stagnation | El tablero electoral muestra fragmentación y estancamiento
By Vision 360: Analysts see that the electoral landscape shows fragmentation and stagnation The high percentage (over 30%) of those who declared themselves undecided or intend to cast a blank or null vote stands out. A sample of the electoral ballot (reference image). Photo: ABI Political analysts believe that the recent Unitel poll shows a…
Second national poll: Doria Medina and Tuto Quiroga continue to lead voting intention; Andrónico loses support | Segunda encuesta nacional: Doria Medina y Tuto Quiroga siguen liderando intención de voto; Andrónico pierde apoyo
By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: The two opposition candidates lead the second national poll of voting intention among registered candidates, which also shows a downward trend for Andrónico, now at 11.8%. The study was conducted by Ipsos-CIESMORI [Photo: Fernando Portugal] / This Sunday, the results of the second national poll of voting intention were released Presidential…
Alliance to bring Bolivian coffee to U.S. consumers in full compliance with FDA | Alianza para que el café boliviano llegue a los consumidores estadounidenses bajo norma FDA
By El Diario: Bolivian companies join forces to meet international market standards Following the opportunity offered by the U.S. market to Bolivian products, national companies have joined forces to meet the northern country’s requirements and deliver their product according to global standards. Delizia Foods, La Papelera, 21grscompany, and Grupo Empresarial Sagitario formed an alliance to…
The national minimum wage is devalued against the parallel dollar | El salario mínimo nacional se devalúa frente al dólar paralelo
By El Diario: Despite the 5% wage increase set by the government for this year, from 2,500 to 2,750 bolivianos, the widening gap between the official and parallel exchange rates has caused a 50% devaluation. A few days ago, Bloomberg reported that Bolivia’s national minimum wage is the third lowest in the region using the…
Land Grabbing Threatens Lives, the Economy, and Food Production | Avasallamientos amenazan la vida, economía y producción alimentaria
By El Diario: The Eastern Agricultural Chamber (CAO) denounced that land grabbing continues to escalate in violence and poses a direct threat to life, the economy, and the country’s food production. “We hope the law is enforced, that they arrest whoever needs to be arrested so this doesn’t continue. Because if the land seizures go…
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