By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: Currency Shortage 2025 Budget: Economist warns that excessive spending will drive up the dollar The official exchange rate of the dollar is Bs 6.96, but the parallel market reaches Bs 11 The Government has planned public investment exceeding $4 billion. Specialist Joshua Bellott Sáenz asserts that this will increase…
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The Negative Legacy of National-Popular Ideology | La herencia negativa de lo nacional-popular
By H. C. F. Mansilla, Brújula Digital: Being generous, we can estimate that about 10,000 people read Brújula Digital and similar newspapers daily. Stretching generosity further, perhaps 100,000 readers across the country share the core ideas these media outlets propagate. This is less than 1% of Bolivia’s population of over 11 million. Though seemingly insignificant, this figure…
El presidente socialista de Bolivia: La pedofilia de Evo Morales era un “secreto a voces” | Bolivia’s Socialist President: Evo Morales’ Pedophilia Was ‘Open Secret’
Por CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO, Breitbart: El presidente socialista de Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora, afirmó recientemente que los rumores de pedofilia contra su predecesor y exmentor —ahora convertido en su principal rival— Evo Morales, eran “un secreto a voces” durante el extenso mandato de Morales. Arce, quien antes de asumir la presidencia en 2020 fue ministro…
‘Getting to Bolivia is extremely expensive’: Tourism sector calls for open skies or greater flexibility | ‘Llegar a Bolivia es carísimo’: Turismo pide cielos abiertos o más flexibilidad
By Daniel Gutierrez, La Razon: The sector’s proposal includes eliminating bureaucratic and tax barriers to attract investors and promote tourism. The ATT reports 33,000 airline passengers affected by high demand. Image: La Razón archive Due to the high costs of entering the country and the lack of effective policies to promote tourism, sector operators propose…
ECLAC: Bolivia’s economy will grow 1.7% in 2024, half of the government’s forecast (3.71%) | Cepal: La economía boliviana crecerá 1,7% en 2024, la mitad de lo previsto por el Gobierno (3,71%)
By El Deber: Bolivia has become the third most inflationary economy in the region, after Argentina and Venezuela, with a cumulative inflation of 8.82% and an annual inflation rate of 9.51%. Twelve days before the end of 2024, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) published its latest regional economic report titled…
Semanas de agitación han paralizado a esta nación sudamericana. Aquí está el porqué. | Weeks of Upheaval Have Paralyzed This South American Nation. Here’s Why.
Por Genevieve Glatsky y María Silvia Trigo, The New York Times: Las protestas en Bolivia, desencadenadas por una disputa entre el presidente y un rival político, han causado caos. Una de las consecuencias: la escasez de combustible que ha obligado a los conductores a hacer filas durante días para obtener gasolina. Las manifestaciones han sacudido a Bolivia…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 