By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Visión 360: Volatile Behavior In some exchange houses the rate is variable, with sales offered at 16.70 bolivianos, 17, and even 17.35, while others have no supply. The dollar’s rate in the parallel market dropped and remains variable. Photo: ABI The dollar in exchange houses dropped on Monday morning to as…
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Bolivia: Restoring the Rule of Law | Recuperar el Estado de Derecho
By Brujula Digital, El Diario: “Restoring the Rule of Law is the First Necessary Measure” During his speech at the Bolivia 360 event at Harvard University, candidate Jaime Dunn delivered a direct criticism of Bolivia’s current economic and political model, stating that the country punishes legality and rewards informality. “That is Bolivia. A system where…
The Summit of the Lament on Energy | La Cumbre Energética del lamento
By Francesco Zaratti: The Society of Engineers of Bolivia (SIB) has just organized a three-day “Energy Summit” in Santa Cruz with three axes: hydrocarbons, electricity generation and the economy of lithium, an essential element of electric batteries. The content of the event was essentially technical and scientific, given the level of the assistants. National and…
Corruption: The Invisible Face of Economic and Judicial Crisis | Corrupción: la cara invisible de crisis económica y crisis judicial
By Gonzalo Colque, Brujula Digital: In Bolivia, the ties between corruption and the economy are so numerous that they often go unnoticed due to their normalization: bribes, kickbacks, clientelism, embezzlement, rigged bidding processes, among others. Every day, millions of dollars move in cash and in the form of favors convertible into money. It is not…
Keynes vs. Hayek: the Economic Debate That Will Define the Elections | el debate económico que definirá las elecciones
By Hugo Siles Espada, Brújula Digital: John Maynard Keynes (left) & Friedrich Hayek This coming August 17, Bolivia will not only elect a new president, but also its economic future. The country faces a historic crossroads: will it continue with the statist model that has dominated the last two decades, return to the free market…
Salty Life: The Silent Struggle of the Weenhayek | Salada vida: el drama silencioso de los Weenhayek
By Yenny Escalante y Felicidad Alarcón, Sumando Voces: Freddy Cortez, a Weenhayek indigenous man. Photos: Yenny Escalante Freddy Cortez doesn’t complain about the heat. Even though the thermometer reads 38°C and the sun beats down mercilessly on the Bolivian Chaco, he’s used to enduring even higher temperatures, which are typical of the area. The skin…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 