Agencias, Los Tiempos: International Reserves fall from US$ 5,276 million to US$ 4,791 million The Net International Reserves (RIN) fell from US$5,276 million to US$4,791 million according to the report of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE). “As of December 2021, the NIRs reached 4,791 million dollars, of which 2,455 million correspond to gold,…
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Persecución política – MAS – Political persecution
Editorial, Pagina Siete: Pumari, a political prisoner Marco Antonio Pumari, the former president of the Potosí Civic Committee (Comcipo) who in 2019 was one of the main actors in the mobilizations that led to the resignation of the presidency of Evo Morales, must remain in prison until June 2022, accused of obstructing a electoral process…
Presupuesto es inviable por depender de la deuda – 2022 – Budget is unfeasible because it depends on debt
Brújula Digital, El Diario: Internal debt, increased by more than 12,000 million Bolivians, is the highest in the history of Bolivia, which added to the external debt of the General State Treasury, has already exceeded 50% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Government affirms that 53% of the PGE will be destined for the…
Verdades que duelen a los Inca-lovers – Truths that hurt Inca-lovers
Andres Gomez, Página Siete: The “crooked road” of Choquehuanca Benito Mussolini wanted to go back to the past by rebuilding the Roman Empire. Before he became the new Caesar, his illusions crumbled because his foundations were lies. David Choquehuanca, vice president of the Republic of Bolivia, wants to go back to the past by rebuilding…
Origen de conflictos – MAS – Origin of conflicts
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Uncertain times Civic leaders of Potosí hidden from judicial persecution, a march in their defense and a national council in preparation for January 15, configure, for the next few weeks, a conflictive perspective fueled by some government authorities and MAS leaders, a few days after the end of the year parties. Since…
Green-Energy Race Draws an American Underdog to Bolivia’s Lithium
By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times [lectura en español]: SALAR DE UYUNI, Bolivia — The mission was quixotic for a small Texas energy start-up: Beat out Chinese and Russian industrial giants in unlocking mineral riches that could one day power tens of millions of electric vehicles. A team traveled from Austin to Bolivia in late…
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