Editorial, El Deber: A difficult 2024 and a lack of clarity regarding government actions to confront it is what private entrepreneurs grouped in the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Cainco) and the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia observe. Both institutions agreed on several concerns during the presentation of their end-of-year messages. And that is…
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The Bolivian energy black hole | El agujero negro energético boliviano
Alvaro Ríos, El Deber: In astronomical jargon, a black hole can be defined as: A finite region of space described in Einstein’s equations, whose interior has a concentration of mass high enough to generate a gravitational field such that, except for a certain type of quantum processes, no particle or radiation—not even light—can “escape” from…
An incapable State CANNOT stop illegal mining | Un Estado incapaz NO puede parar la minería ilegal
ANF: Specialists: Joint State-population action is required to stop illegal mining The cooperative members have deputies, senators, representatives in the mining secretariats of the governorates, they impose authorities in Senarecom, in AJAM, in Sergeomin. La Paz, December 22, 2023 (ANF).- To stop illegal mining, particularly gold mining, which has been plundering and appropriating the country’s natural…
A highly politicized citizen | Un ciudadano altamente politizado
Pedro Portugal, Brujula Digital: The inclinations of the popular sectors Perhaps the aspect that will most focus the attention of the Bolivian population in 2024 will be the national elections of 2025. And it is not that other aspects – the economic, in the first place – will not have significance, but that the Bolivian…
There are NO dollars – NO hay dólares
El Diario: With serious harm to the population Shortage of dollars forces buying from the parallel market at more than Bs 7.70 The shortage of dollars in the country has caused the parallel market to gain importance and therefore the price of the North American currency has risen above 7.70 bolivianos per currency; Paradoxically, the…
Investment restrictions can cause capital flight | Restricciones a las inversiones pueden causar fuga de capitales
El Diario: The ban on capital outflows was described by economists as a desperate measure, since any ban in the economy entails the creation of a “black market,” which is a bad sign for investors. Likewise, “capital is going to leave the same, the market is going to be distorted and capital flight will be…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 