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…
Growth of the Bolivian economy falls in 2023 and in 2024 the deceleration will continue | Crecimiento de economía boliviana cae en 2023 y el 2024 la desaceleración continuará
El Diario: From a projection of 4.8% growth, national authorities expect it to at least reach 3%, while international organizations estimate that it will be in the order of 2% and the trend continues in 2024, as the Government drops to 3.71%. It falls in the current administration and the deceleration will continue in the…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 