By Fernando Chávez, Vision 360: Sernap, ABT, and the Ministry of Environment and Water filed appeals against a resolution by the Agro-Environmental Court that protects this species. A jaguar in an archive image. Photo: Senda Verde Last April, a ruling by the Agro-Environmental Court established the protection of the jaguar’s habitat. However, three months later,…
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The Cynicism in MAS | El cinismo en el MAS
By Carlos Toranzo, Brújula Digital: Evo Morales blocked the country’s roads. What did he want? According to him: the enforcement of the Constitution, a clean and independent judiciary, no judicial coup, that the government not use the justice system as a political weapon against the opposition, and that there be rule of law. It takes…
Red Uno Debate | Debate de la Red Uno
By Guido Añez, Eju.tv: I just watched the debate among five presidential candidates, and I’m glad that after so many years, there’s finally a discussion of ideas. I believe some aspects need to be refined to make the debate less tedious and unproductive. You can’t group together candidates who, according to the same network’s own…
Bolivia has remained a lower-middle-income country for 37 years, despite the gas boom | Bolivia lleva 37 años estancada como país de ingreso medio bajo, pese al boom del gas
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: The country remains stuck in the World Bank ranking / Photo: Ricardo Montero Since 1987, Bolivia has remained in the lower-middle-income category, according to the World Bank. While neighbors like Peru and Paraguay climb positions, the country still hasn’t broken through the development ceiling. In 1987, Bolivia was classified as…
The expensive banquet of Artificial Intelligence | El costoso banquete de la Inteligencia Artificial
By Francesco Zaratti: There is no free lunch, says an old adage of economists. And in the case of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the menu is not only salty, but astronomically expensive. Every economic enterprise consumes energy, but technological megaprojects devour enormous amounts of it, measured in “Terawatt hours” (1 “Tera” means 10 to the power…
“People are prioritizing food over dollars”: USDT drops below Bs 15 | “La gente está priorizando alimentos antes que dólares”: cae del USDT por debajo de Bs 15
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: EXCHANGE RATE People are prioritizing buying food over purchasing dollars/Photo: Ricardo Montero Fernando Romero, president of the College of Economists of Tarija, attributes the drop in the digital dollar to lower demand driven by inflation, informal currency inflow, and a political environment that generates expectations of stability. The price of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 