By Yerko Guevara, Unitel; Eju.tv: “There are always some kind of restrictions. Every time someone complains that a price is high, instead of verifying if it is being smuggled, they restrict exports,” criticized the president of Cadex. For Barriga, authorities should focus on providing solutions to attract more foreign currency from external markets. After the…
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Are contracts with the Chinese and Russians favorable and transparent? | ¿Contratos con chinos y rusos son favorables y transparentes?
By Andres Gomez, Vision 360: Lithium Contracts and Distrust Evidence shows that MAS governments have failed in the lithium industry for 18 years. He rode a bicycle. But it wasn’t just any bike—it had a lithium-ion battery. And he wasn’t just any cyclist—he was the President. Camera flashes lit up the moment (February 17, 2014),…
State salary expenditures increased by up to 480% in 14 years, according to an economist | Gasto en sueldos estatales creció hasta un 480% en 14 años, según economista
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: There is high state spending in the country / Photo: ED Julio Linares exposes a disproportionate increase in state salary spending, attributing it to political clientelism and inefficiency in public management. Economist Julio Linares, through his digital platforms, questioned the rise in salary expenses within the state apparatus during…
Jeanine: 3 years and 11 months in captivity | Jeanine: 3 años y 11 meses de cautiverio
By Gabriela Ichaso Elcuaz, Eju.tv: On March 13, Jeanine Añez will mark four years since her abduction and deprivation of liberty, orchestrated by the elite of the Movimiento Al Socialismo and the government of Luis Arce Catacora. The Year of the Republic’s Bicentennial will mark the shameful milestone of the planned and executed imprisonment of…
Santa Cruz, coveted in its bicentennial | Santa Cruz, codiciado en su bicentenario
By EDWIN CACHO HERRERA SALINAS, Los Tiempos: Jorge Tuto Quiroga has so far brought together Rubén Costas’ Demócratas, Gary Áñez’s citizen movement, Unidos led by Germain Caballero, as well as Desiré Bravo, Tomás Monasterio, and a faction of ADN. These are political organizations and leaderships from Santa Cruz, the most coveted department in this electoral…
Lithium: Third Stage | Litio: tercera etapa
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: While all attempts to exploit Bolivian lithium have failed, Australia, Argentina, and Chile, which have smaller salt flats, have taken the lead. A wave of protests has erupted in different parts of the country against the contracts that the central government has signed with two foreign companies for the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 