By Los Tiempos: ASFI Acknowledges Bolivia Has No International Power Over Cryptocurrency Use Cryptocurrency use is growing around the world. | Economia3.com After Bolivia’s Central Bank (BCB) approved the use of cryptocurrencies in the country for transactions, the Financial System Supervisory Authority (ASFI) took another step by enacting regulations for the operation of financial technology…
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Are the August elections in the hands of the youth?: 44% of voters are under 35 | ¿Están las elecciones de agosto en manos de los jóvenes?: El 44% de los votantes tiene menos de 35 años
By Correo del Sur: The central axis (La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz) holds power in sheer numbers, concentrating 73.6% of all young voters in the country. Which candidate will win over this crucial bloc? Less than a month before the general elections on August 17, while media attention is focused on the polls—all of…
“Neither more State nor less State”: more of the same | “Ni más Estado ni menos Estado”: más de lo mismo
Editorial, El Diario: The government plan of Andrónico, the MAS member who currently leads in voting intention according to the polls, can be summed up in a phrase he often repeats in the few interviews he grants: “Neither more State nor less State.” For the perceptive listener, this means “More of the same.” Considering that…
Bicentennial Fitness: few pounds in the pocket and less pounds in the body | Fitness del Bicentenario: pocos pesos y poco peso
By Francesco Zaratti: They say “think well and you will be wrong”, but I, risking making a mistake in style, go to defend the government of Don Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, president of Bolivia thanks to Evo Morales. Forget those malicious voices that brand it as one of the worst governments in our 200-year history….
Fuel crisis worsens and affects more sectors of the economyEconomy | Se agudiza crisis por combustibles y afecta a más sectores de la economía
By Los Tiempos: Drivers wait in line for several hours to get fuel, yesterday. | C.L. The fuel shortage is worsening the country’s transportation crisis, driving up prices—especially for food—and impacting various sectors of the economy. Meanwhile, President Luis Arce said yesterday that he cannot guarantee fuel supply. Heavy cargo transport, passenger services, restaurants, merchants,…
“Out-of-place requirement”: Hoteliers question government demand for economic solvency from tourists | “Requisito fuera de lugar”: Hoteleros cuestionan que el Gobierno exija solvencia económica a turistas
By ANF, Eju.tv: The tourism sector stated that the economic crisis is hitting them hard due to the rising cost of basic goods and the fuel shortage. The president of the La Paz Departmental Chamber of Hotels, Helga Cisneros, questioned on Tuesday the government of Luis Arce for imposing “out-of-place requirements” on tourists who want…
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