By ANF, Eju.tv: Analyst on Moody’s report: Government’s denial is already dangerous for the country The expert stated that the downgrade in sovereign debt rating is a “very low credit quality rating.” After the report from the rating agency Moody’s, which downgrades Bolivia’s credit rating from Caa1 to Caa3, economist Gabriel Espinoza stated that the…
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Economy in bankruptcy | Economía en quiebra
Editorial, El Dia: The Economist is the most prestigious specialized publication in the world. Major billionaires, the most serious governments, and leading global companies make decisions based on its articles and opinions. Luis Arce cannot dismiss them as mere “opinion makers” and “doomsayers,” as he often labels those who have been talking for years about…
The importance of agreeing | La importancia de pactar
By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: From the very first day of its government, the spearhead of the MAS was to attack democratic freedom. Their main target was what they called “pact democracy,” portraying it as a group of inefficient parties that divvied up power like in a lottery to take advantage of state resources and…
Malfeasance managing lithium | Estafa en la gestión del litio
Editorial, Opinion: New Plundering of the Bolivian State? An audit conducted by Yacimientos del Litio Bolivianos (YLB) on the construction of the evaporation pools at the lithium plant in the Uyuni salt flats concluded that at least four crimes were committed in this project, resulting in an economic damage of 425 million Bolivianos to the…
Salary Increase with Political Undertones | Incremento salarial con tinte político
Editorial, El Deber: Once again, history repeats itself with the Government and the Bolivian Labor Confederation (COB) agreeing on a 5.85% increase to the national minimum wage and a 3% increase to the basic wage, in a negotiation that excluded the business sector, which had previously requested a salary freeze due to the country’s difficult…
evo and the Victimhood Ideology | evo y la Ideología de la Victimización
By Diego Ayo, El Deber: To jail with the Camba terrorists! The ideology that Evo Morales staunchly defended is called victimhood. He wasn’t right-wing, he wasn’t left-wing: he was a victim. “They have done to me, they have said to me, they have offended me.” That’s the axis of his discourse. Did you commit fraud,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 