El Diario: Bolivia ranks 20th out of 28 countries in the region, with a projected growth of 1.4%, which is below the growth of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the regional average of 3.72%, according to the latest report from the World Bank. Luis Fernando Romero Torrejón, the president of the Departmental College…
The risk of drug trafficking in Bolivia | El riesgo del narcotráfico en Bolivia
Editorial, Correo del Sur: In the country, there is a risk that, despite its magnitude, has not been addressed as it should have been by the last governments, regardless of their color and ideological orientation. Drug trafficking has spread so much in terms of its actions that now it is not only about the production…
The Politics at the Core of MAS | La política en el eje del MAS
By Ilya Fortún, Brujula Digital: It’s been a year now since we’ve been living in a different country than we were accustomed to for almost three decades, yet the social situation doesn’t reflect the new conditions. Gone is the illusion of an economy shielded with sustained growth, based on emerging middle classes enjoying the fruits…
Deficit of 7.5% since 2014 | Déficit de 7,5% desde 2014
By Brújula Digital: Economists to Arce: the country has been carrying a deficit of 7.5% since 2014 and YPFB no longer exports $6.6 billion A rural family. Photo: Social Media President Luis Arce asserted on Monday that “Bolivia is not in crisis” and stated that “we are experiencing economic sabotage.” Economic analysts reminded him that…
Recovering the gold and silver will be a “historical vindication” | Recuperar el oro y plata será “reivindicación histórica”
EFE, Los Tiempos: Nation Qhara Qhara: Recovering the gold and silver from the San José galleon will be a “historical vindication” Samuel Flores, one of the leaders of the Qhara Qhara nation, located in the Bolivian region of Potosí, told EFE on Tuesday that the gold and silver found in the Spanish galleon San José,…
United for the Future | Unidos por el Futuro
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: A candidacy to defeat MAS in 2025 The obvious goal of an opposition candidacy in Bolivia is to defeat the Movement for Socialism (MAS) in the general election of 2025. I believe that this can be possible if several basic conditions are met, or at least a majority of them….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 