Pagina siete: The WB foresees growth of 3.9% for Bolivia The World Bank (WB) foresees that in 2021 Bolivia will reach a growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 3.9%, a figure lower than that estimated by the Government in the General State Budget (PGE), of 4.8% . [Opinion of Bolivian Thoughts: The populist,…
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Postergar elecciones – Postpone elections
Jesus R. Alanoca, El Deber: Former minister proposes to postpone subnational elections for 60 days due to the outbreak of Covid-19 Ortiz recently walked away from the Democrats. He considers that authorities carry out electoral calculations that put the health of the population at risk The former minister and former candidate for the Presidency, Óscar…
2020, año absurdo, 2021, año preocupante – Absurd 2020, worrisome 2021
Editorial, El Diario: Surely the history of Bolivia will consider the past political year as the most negative and absurd of its existence due to the appalling management of political activities and the inefficiency of its eventual administrators. Therefore, it is not possible to stop remembering what happened during that stage, in such a way…
Polarizada – Bolivia – Polarized
Roberto Laserna, El Dia: Polarization and political conflict After having lived two very intense years in the country, with two national elections, violent conflicts, two changes of government and a transition heavily hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, we arrived at the end of 2020 with a collective sense of concern and fear. The country has…
Arce contra Arce – Arce against himself
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: President Luis Arce decided, in the third month of his mandate, to observe the situation of the Chinese virus pandemic in the country and for that he hired dozens of masistas to go to all regions. Before these Masista missionaries leave, here are some information that could help them about the…
Desempleo urbano – Urban unemployment
Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: The urban unemployment rate rose from 4.5% to 8.7%, according to the INE Analysts believe that the index will remain in 2021 if the Government does not reactivate demand and seal alliances with sectors that are intensive in creating jobs. According to the National Institute of Statistics, at the end…
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