By Andres Gomez, Vision 360: The European Economic Community, the Latin American community, and the democratic countries of the world should take seriously the signals from the Arce government. President Luis Arce greeted, in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 30, the antidemocratic actions of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. It wasn’t…
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Crisis reflected in the Bolivian economy is not temporary | Crisis reflejada en economía boliviana no es transitoria
From El Diario: Former director of the Central Bank, BCB José Gabriel Espinoza, former director of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), deemed the “crisis” apparent in certain figures of the Bolivian economy as “not temporary,” forecasting that the situation this year will not be better than in 2023. According to data recorded in the…
Iran in Bolivia | Irán en Bolivia
From El Dia: The Argentine government’s denunciation against the regime of Luis Arce is not new. Bolivia is deeply involved with Iran, a country that is not coming to improve yucca crops, promote education in Aymara, or incentivize forest conservation. Iran is one of the main promoters of terrorism in the world, and the truth…
Economic slowdown demands concerted adjustment measures | Desaceleración económica exige medidas de ajuste concertadas
By Antonio Rocha, El Deber: Given the situation in the current year’s first quarter, with higher year-on-year inflation accumulated by March, the persistent decline in national exports, reduced imports due to the absence of competitive currency and payment methods, coupled with shortages of fuel and inputs for industry and agriculture, I believe we must fasten…
Fishermen demand suspension of mining activity in the Beni River | Pesqueros piden suspender actividad minera en río Beni
El Diario: Due to contamination Faced with the serious impacts and damages caused by mining activity on the population living along the riverbanks and on the commercialization of their product, the fishing sector has called for the suspension of mercury use and the cessation of this activity in the basins of the Beni River. “We…
In search of justice, 15 years later | En busca de justicia, 15 años después
Editorial, El Deber: In search of justice, the survivors of the Las Américas hotel murder have initiated legal action against the perpetrators of that crime. Three foreigners were extrajudicially executed and later accused of being terrorists and planning to assassinate former President Evo Morales, which served to build a case against opposition leaders from Santa…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 