By Let’s Make Democracy, Erbol: THE KEY IS TO GO TO THE IMF Economist: If the MAS returns to government, we will continue in crisis; a serious and tough adjustment is needed Economist Alberto Bonadona warned that if the MAS wins this year’s elections, Bolivia will continue to be mired in an economic crisis. To…
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Women Irrigators of Challapata Put a Stop to Gold Mining | Mujeres regantes de Challapata le ponen freno a la minería del oro
By Mabel Franco, Opinion: This municipality in Oruro is the leading dairy producer in the western region of the country, and women play a vital role in securing food in these highland areas increasingly affected by drought. Last year, the Interinstitutional Committee for the Defense of the Environment of Challapata celebrated a significant victory: they…
Not simple “perceptions” but disgusting and crude reality! | ¡No son simples “percepciones” sino una realidad cruda y repugnante!
By El Diario: Bolivians’ Perceptions of the Economy in 2025 Are Pessimistic The Bolivian economy closed 2024 with a high deficit, a shortage of dollars, irregular fuel distribution, and inflation nearing double digits. For 2025, the situation remains unchanged and could worsen for a second consecutive year. According to a survey conducted by Ipsos Ciesmori,…
Irrecoverable Losses Due to Roadblocks | Pérdidas sin recuperación por bloqueos de caminos
Editorial, El Diario: One of the most detrimental events of the past year was the roadblocks, organized whenever a social sector wanted to express its dissatisfaction with the government’s lack of attention to their demands, usually driven by sectoral or partisan interests rather than for the benefit of the entire population. Such was the case…
Not arrested because he is feared | No lo apresan porque le tienen miedo
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, Eju.tv: The great independent ayllu of Chapare If the governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, had refused to respond to a judicial summons for any trivial accusation against him, he would have been declared defiant and contemptuous of the law. The Bolivian Police, Armed Forces, and MAS militias residing in…
2025: Prices will rise further, and unemployment will increase | Subirán más los precios y habrá mayor desempleo
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: National survey Bolivians believe that prices will rise further this year, and unemployment will increase The population’s perceptions of the economic situation for 2025 are pessimistic. Most anticipate a faster rise in prices than in incomes (86%), as well as an increase in unemployment (85%) and inflation (84%). A…
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