By El Dia: As of September, Bolivia’s accumulated trade deficit is 429% higher than in 2023 “The accumulated trade balance from January to September 2024 was ‘negative’ (-$329 million USD), 429% larger than during the same period in 2023 (-$62.2 million USD),” stated Luis Fernando Romero, president of the Departmental College of Economists of Tarija….
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Liberalism in Bolivia | Liberalismo en Bolivia
By Editorial, El Dia: Can liberalism work in Bolivia? If it works in Argentina, a country that endured over 80 years of staunch statism, it can work anywhere. But it requires speaking clearly, not fearing criticism of capitalism, and telling the truth—an approach that resonated with the electorate in the neighboring country. Bolivia has already…
Evo Morales loses power within MAS | Evo Morales se quedó sin poder dentro del MAS
By Juan Carlos Véliz, EJu.tv; Evo Morales loses power within the party, political analysts agree A ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal recognizes the MAS congress aligned with Arce, which elected Grover García as party president, replacing Evo Morales. Former President Evo Morales has lost not only the party leadership and candidacy for the 2025 general…
Arce’s absent ‘leadership’ | ‘Liderazgo’ ausente en luchin
Editorial, El Dia: Very aloof Luis Arce appears very comfortable, almost aloof. He doesn’t even mention the catastrophic crisis in the country. It seems he doesn’t notice the long lines to get fuel. Perhaps he considers it normal. No one knows. He waited more than 20 days to react to the blockades by the coca-grower…
Long overdue free importation of fuels | La largamente esperada libre importación de combustibles
By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia: Free importation of fuels is authorized with decree 5271 This was one of the demands made by the agricultural and industrial sectors of Santa Cruz, which are among the most affected by the irregular supply of diesel and gasoline. Overwhelmed by the fuel shortage, the government approved this Wednesday the…
Can Nobel Prizes help us understand Bolivia? | ¿Pueden los premios Nobel ayudarnos a entender Bolivia?
By Elizabeth Jiménez Zamora, Brujula Digital: Acemoglu, Johnson y Robinson/Nobel Prize The nomination for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics brings fresh perspectives to debates about economics and how to address economic crises, challenging the notion of leaving the economy and social welfare exclusively to the market. It’s likely that so-called “libertarian” economists haven’t delved…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 