Editorial, El Dia: Rodrigo Paz tries to present himself as a sensible, modern politician — educated abroad and backed by a public track record. However, his statement during the presidential debate that “there’s money in Bolivia” completely exposes him. This was no slip of the tongue or miscalculation; it revealed his disconnection from reality and,…
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From inflation to low growth: Bolivia’s economy before the change of government | De la inflación al bajo crecimiento: así está la economía de Bolivia antes del cambio de Gobierno
By Daniel Salazar, Bloomberg Linea: According to analysts, Bolivia’s next president will face “a three-headed dragon: inflation, dollars, and fuel.” Bloomberg Línea — The new Bolivian government, which will take office on November 8, will have to confront an economy with a high fiscal deficit, growing debt, elevated inflation, and low productive dynamism. The incoming administration…
Government must recover sovereignty over Bolivian gold | Gobierno debe recuperar la soberanía del oro boliviano
By El Diario: The world buys the mineral, and Bolivia sells it While the world is buying gold, in Bolivia it is being sold—and it’s in private hands. Faced with this situation, the government must recover sovereignty over gold; that is, if there is political will, illegal mining companies should be eliminated and only formal…
No $6 billion, won’t last past Carnival | Sin $6 mil millones no llegan a carnavales
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Expert: New Government Must Bring $6 Billion to Guarantee Fuel and Dollars; Otherwise, It Won’t Last Until Carnival On October 20, a team from the new government must go to YPFB to check how much fuel remains in the tanks, what volume has been contracted, and what financial resources…
More than 20 years of corruption and squandering have sunk Bolivia | Más de 20 años de corrupción y despilfarro hunden a Bolivia
By El Diario: Under MAS Governments During the 20 years of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) in power, corruption has prevailed in public companies and government programs. To this must be added the squandering of resources on sports fields and social club buildings, as well as on industries that do not operate at full capacity,…
Tuto leads by 4.2% in second voter intention poll ahead of runoff | Tuto saca ventaja de 4,2% en segunda encuesta de intención de voto rumbo al balotaje
By Baldwin Montero, Vision 360: The survey released by Red Uno also shows that 2.6% said they will cast a blank vote, 5.8% a null one, and that 10% remain undecided. The second voter intention survey released this Friday by Red Uno, nine days before the national election runoff, showed that the candidate from the…
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