By El Diario: Economic Analysts The current administration is leaving behind a dollar “corralito (withdrawal restrictions),” and the new administration taking office in November will have to reverse this situation, said Fernando Romero, president of the Departmental College of Economists of Tarija, in his assessment of the drop in the parallel market dollar rate. Meanwhile,…
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“Economic Corpse” Warning | La advertencia del “cadáver económico”
By Eju.tv: Economist Chávez warns that the government is leaving behind an “economic corpse” and wants to dress it up before leaving Chávez criticized the government’s “economic makeup,” aimed at portraying stability. “Several things are happening now in order to dress up the collapsing economic house and present it as if it were fine before…
Intellectual drought, incoherent “loyalties,” and then they complain about turncoats? | Sequía intelectual, “lealtades” incoherentes, ¿y luego se quejan de transfugio?
By Visión 360: 21 elected legislators belong to parties different from the ones that nominated them In the case of the PDC, 4 are members of MAS, 3 of the FRI, and 2 of Morena. On the side of Alianza Libre, there are affiliates in the MTS, the PDC, MAS, Súmate, and ADN (one in…
Bolivia gira a la derecha, pero su legado socialista persistirá | Bolivia shifts to the right, but its socialist legacy will linger
Por Christopher Sabatini, Chatham House: Los votantes bolivianos pusieron fin a dos décadas de dominio izquierdista. Sin embargo, la herencia del expresidente Evo Morales y de su base organizada seguirá proyectando una larga sombra. Imagen — Una mujer junto a un kiosco con portadas sobre las elecciones presidenciales en La Paz, el 18 de agosto…
Juan Pablo Velasco proposes debate with Edman Lara on Wednesday at Abasto market | Juan Pablo Velasco plantea a Edman Lara debatir el miércoles en el mercado Abasto
By Unitel: The Libre alliance candidate sees the meeting with Edman Lara, PDC nominee, as a chance to find common ground in seeking solutions for Bolivians Juan Pablo Velasco (left) and Edman Lara, candidates for Vice President On Monday, Juan Pablo Velasco, vice-presidential candidate for the Libre Alliance, accepted the debate proposed last week by…
Debate: Was preventive detention during the MAS era used as a weapon of political persecution? | ¿La detención preventiva en la era del MAS fue usada como arma de persecución política?
By Mauricio Quiroz, El Deber: At least 30,000 preventive detainees exist in the country. Councilor Spencer said that there is an order to review all cases throughout the national territory. The issue of preventive detention in Bolivia has returned to the center of debate after the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) decided to order a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 