By Daniel Salazar Castellanos, Bloomberg Linea: Bolivia derailed its inflation path and is now among the highest in the region. In March, year-on-year inflation stood at 14.63%. Bloomberg Línea — Bolivia went from being part of the club of countries with the lowest inflation in the region to suffering from rising prices amid a scenario…
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Voz Liberal Bolivia expresses support for Dunn and rejects “political persecution” against those who “think differently” | Voz Liberal Bolivia expresa respaldo a Dunn y rechaza “persecución política” contra quienes “piensan diferente”
By Carlos Quisbert, Vision 360: Statement The organization also expressed its support for Jorge Valda and his family, describing his arrest as a “kidnapping and arbitrary detention.” The analyst Jaime Dunn was named in a video produced by the Ministry of Government. Photo: Jaime Dunn The organization Voz Liberal Bolivia issued a statement expressing its…
An Angry Country | Un país emputado
By Hernán Terrazas E., Brujula Digital: As the saying goes, “these guys never learn,” and the worst part is that, with their outsized ambitions and egos, they played with the expectations of a citizenry that, once again and reluctantly, tried to give them a chance despite so many past instances where things didn’t work out….
The Mass-Man Is Everywhere | El hombre-masa está en todas partes
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In his book The Revolt of the Masses (1927), José Ortega y Gasset analyzes how modern society has given rise to the “mass-man,” an individual who enjoys the benefits of civilization without acknowledging the efforts required to bring it into being. This man loses sight of where everything originates. According to…
82% of Bolivians rate the economy as “very weak” | El 82% de los bolivianos califica a la economía como “muy débil”
By Brujula Digital, El Diario: Ipsos Ciesmori Poll A recent public opinion study conducted by the polling firm Ipsos Ciesmori reveals a troubling mood in Bolivia: only 7% of the population believes the country is heading in the right direction, a figure well below the global average of 37%. In regional comparison, countries like Argentina…
Lithium: the uncertainty | Litio: la incertidumbre
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: In theory, lithium is an energy source that will replace fossil fuels, so the business isn’t just worth millions, but billions of dollars. In Potosí, we’ve gone from placing our hopes for economic development on the potential of the Uyuni Salt Flat to feeling a distressing uncertainty about the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 