Economic uncertainty | Incertidumbre económica

El Diario: Bolivia needs peace and certainty in the face of economic uncertainty Faced with possible new conflicts with greater political and social confrontation in 2024, after the year 2023 marked by economic uncertainty, the deputy for the Citizen Community (CC), Alejandra Camargo and the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) maintain that in…

The clear message from businessmen | El claro mensaje de los empresarios

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…

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…