Evo out of focus By Rolando Kempff, El Deber: When greed and ambition overshadow reality, men become distorted and lost. This is more or less what is happening with Evo Morales, whose craving to return to power keeps him awake at night. There is no argument or plea that convinces him that the privileged time…
Blow to the Economy | Mazazo a la economía
Editorial, El Dia: In a few days, the Bolivian economy will suffer another blow when the government approves a generalized increase for the universe of wage earners, which are actually very few in this country of informal workers. Indeed, Bolivia’s extensive informality, one of the largest in the world, is the result of harmful policies…
Navigating Economic Turbulence: Past and Present | Navegando la Turbulencia Económica: Pasado y Presente
By Juan Antonio Morales, Vision 360: The lessons of DS21060 for the current situation Stabilization now, as in 1985, could consist of exchange rate unification, fiscal consolidation, no more central bank credits to the government and its enterprises, and renegotiation of external debt. In the 1980-1985 quinquennium, the country faced some conditions similar to those…
Salary Hike Demands Ignoring Key Stakeholders: Absurdity! | ¿Pedir aumento sin negociar con los que pagan? ¡Absurdo!
Vision 360: Salary Increase: Entrepreneurs assert that no dialogue is legitimate if it excludes an involved actor For this year, the COB proposed to the national Government an 8% increase in the national minimum wage and a 7% increase in the basic wage. A woman counts money in denominations of 200 bolivianos. Photo: ABI “No…
El Alto versus Chapare
Rolando Telleria, Los Tiempos: The division within the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) also carries regional connotations. While during the almost 14 years of hegemony — to put it that way, borrowing from Gramsci — there was an interesting cohesion that allowed Evo Morales to serve three consecutive terms, today the MAS is also divided territorially….
More on the Elimination of Social Welfare Benefits | Más sobre la eliminación de los bonos sociales
Antonio Saravia, El Deber: My article from two weeks ago, which argued for the need to eliminate social welfare benefits, has sparked several reactions and a couple of interesting articles. Enrique Velazco and Roberto Laserna have joined the debate, expressing their opinions in separate columns that appeared in Brújula Digital. Let me start by summarizing…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 