Editorial El Deber: In election times, easy promises often become political currency. In the first round, one topic was recurrent among several candidates: the proposal to legalize the smuggled cars circulating on Bolivian roads. Though framed as economic relief for thousands of families, the measure hides serious risks that threaten the formal economy, legal certainty,…
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Tuto Quiroga responds to Luis Arce: “We don’t need a meeting” | Tuto Quiroga le responde a Luis Arce: “No requerimos una reunión”
By Milen Saavedra, Red UNO: President Luis Arce invited the two presidential candidates who advanced to the runoff, Rodrigo Paz and Jorge Tuto Quiroga, to a meeting to brief them on the state of the country’s economy. Tuto Quiroga responds to Luis Arce: “We don’t need a meeting” Presidential candidate Jorge Tuto Quiroga rejected President…
Cochabamba, Guarayos and northern La Paz suffer diesel shortages | Cochabamba, Guarayos y el norte paceño sufren por escasez de diésel
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Bolivia faces a severe energy crisis /Photo: Ricardo Montero Transport workers spend the night at gas stations in Cochabamba, residents accuse soldiers of favoritism in Guarayos, and social media videos reveal the irregular exit of fuel in Mapiri and Guanay. The fuel crisis in Bolivia is deepening. In Cochabamba, transport…
The new president will inherit a country with inflation, deficit, and scarce income | El nuevo presidente recibirá un país con inflación, déficit y pocos ingresos
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Amid the crisis, many families have been forced to adjust their budgets due to rising food prices. /Photo: JC Torrejón Inflation has surpassed 16.9% so far this year, the fiscal deficit is over 10% of GDP, and the parallel dollar exchange rate is far above the official one. The next…
Elecciones presidenciales en Bolivia: lo que hay que saber | What to Know About Bolivia’s Presidential Election
Por Genevieve Glatsky, The New York Times: Una crisis económica y las luchas internas en el partido de izquierda que ha dominado la política boliviana en los últimos años podrían allanar el camino para el primer presidente de derecha en décadas. Bolivia celebra el domingo unas elecciones presidenciales que, según muchos analistas, terminarán con las…
Diplomacy in Times of Fiscal Adjustment: Should Embassies Be Closed? | Diplomacia en tiempos de ajuste fiscal: ¿Hay que cerrar embajadas?
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: The establishment of diplomatic missions between two states is not an act of ideological loyalty, personal sympathy between heads of state, nor a matter of political improvisation. Bolivia has been facing a recurring fiscal deficit for over eleven years, an external debt surpassing $13 billion, and a steady loss of…
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