Editorial, El Dia: Instead of applauding, encouraging, and asking exporters what they need to continue exporting, increase foreign sales, and providing support to seek new markets, the government of Luis Arce opts for intimidation policies and threatens producers who, according to him, are not bringing 100 percent of the dollars they earn from their transactions…
Tag: corruption in public office
Cruceño Model and MAS Model | Modelo cruceño y modelo del MAS
By Fernando Prado, El Deber: Much has been said about the Cruceño model, and we all agree that today this is a primarily productive model, linked to a liberal business logic, having lost some of its cultural and management characteristics during the neoliberal period, but that is another topic. What we want to scrutinize now…
Reality the Government Wants to Conceal | Realidad que el Gobierno quiere tapar
By El Diario: Growth Index Does Not Reflect Reality the Government Wants to Conceal “We are the second fastest-growing economy in the entire region, like it or not, no matter who it hurts.” Or “they want to make people believe that there are no dollars.” These are two statements from the President, Luis Arce Catacora,…
Morales/Arce: dos caras de una misma moneda | two sides of the same coin
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: In his 14 years in power, Evo Morales had a two-thirds majority in Parliament and benefited from the boom in commodity prices exported by the country, especially gas, whose reserves increased due to the economic policies of previous “neoliberal” governments. The executive branch took control of the legislative, judicial,…
Certainty is Required | Se requiere certidumbre
Editorial El Deber: It’s important to recognize that the scarcity of dollars is not a recent phenomenon, but this situation, which has worsened in recent months, provokes uncertainty in the business sector and the population at large. The repercussions of this issue are diverse and range from difficulties in conducting imports to limitations on access…
Journalists Screwed Over | Periodistas jodidos
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: This May 10th will be one of the worst days for Bolivian journalists since the date was instituted as such. For us, who live to inform people, the issue is more than evident, as it is felt in our stomachs and pockets. On April 29th, the Center for Labor…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 