By Marianela Curi, Brujula Digital: I want to think and trust that the gap between rhetoric and practice that prevailed over the past 20 years will finally be eliminated, and that coherence and strategic vision will prevail on this issue of great importance for the country. Volunteers try to extinguish a forest fire. ABI photo….
Hope with Demands | Esperanza con exigencias
By El Diario: According to Ipsos Ciesmori Poll Report Government Radiates Hope, but People Demand Jobs and Economic Improvement The beginning of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira’s administration is marked by notable—though not yet consolidated—optimism. According to Ipsos Ciesmori’s special report Expectations for the New Government, 51% of respondents described themselves as “very optimistic” about the country’s…
Parallel Dollar Drops, for now | El dólar paralelo baja, por ahora
By Raul Dominguez, El Deber: Know the Four Key Reasons Why the Parallel Dollar Fell to Bs 9.80—and How It Will Behave in the Future The dollar’s price dropped to Bs 9.80 this Tuesday / Photo: Archive An analyst stressed that the dollar’s price could stagnate around Bs 10, and might even rise again once…
Leaving Behind the Pathetic Country | Dejar atrás el país patético
Editorial, El Dia: It remains pathetic to see Bolivian entrepreneurs —from El Alto, Santa Cruz, or any other region— making a pilgrimage to present their complaints, projects, demands, and pleas to the new government. They go with folders in hand, as if the Government were an almighty entity capable of solving all their problems, approving…
Paz inherits a subsidy system that consumes more than Bs 11 billion per year | Paz hereda un sistema de subsidios que consume más Bs 11.000 millones al año
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: The new economic cabinet of President Rodrigo Paz will face the challenge of reactivating energy production amid scarcity. Photo: Ricardo Montero Subsidies, collapsing production, and the depletion of mega-fields foretell a massive challenge for President Rodrigo Paz. Analysts warn that the model is unsustainable and that Bolivia will have to…
Paz: Backs Meritocracy | Impulsa la meritocracia
By Lourdes Molina, El Deber: “It’s time to give way to meritocracy,” says Paz after swearing in his cabinet New ministers / Photo: APG This Sunday, at the Palacio Quemado, Rodrigo Paz swore in his ministerial cabinet. Rodrigo Paz during the swearing-in of ministers/Photo: APG “It’s time to give way to meritocracy,” said Rodrigo Paz…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 