By El Diario: Lack of control and oversight lamented Once again, vehicle owners are voicing their protests on social media due to the poor fuel quality, which is damaging their vehicles, particularly the engines. Users note that the color of the fuel is noticeably different. Some consulted mechanics have also confirmed that engine failures are…
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Illegal activities continues in Protected Areas | Continuan actividades ilegales en áreas Protegidas
By Erbol: DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT They warn that Protected Areas are in serious danger if the uncontrolled incursion of illegal activities continues An image of Otuquis Park. Photo: Sernap If the incursion of illegal activities into Bolivia’s protected areas continues, these areas could suffer irreversible damage that might jeopardize the existence of their main conservation…
Futile Struggle Against Rising Prices | Inútil lucha contra el alza de precios
Editorial, El Diario: As there is no effect without a cause, the rising cost of food essential for survival is evident in the country. Firstly, the MAS is the primary culprit behind the increase in the prices of native agricultural products, stemming from the failed agrarian policies of Evo Morales Ayma’s three governments, compounded by…
Lithium contracts: a desperate bet | Los contratos del litio: una apuesta desesperada
By Francesco Zaratti: It is indisputable that Bolivia has missed several trains of the industrial development of lithium from salt pans. This blameworthy delay is due to two reasons: the amateurism of those in charge of conducting this process in the government of Evo Morales and the straitjackets of the Constitution and the mining and…
The average Bolivian could lose up to half of the purchasing power of their income | El boliviano promedio podría perder hasta la mitad del poder adquisitivo de sus ingresos
By Gonzalo Colque, Vision 360: Crisis in the Pocket: When the Bolivian Loses Purchasing Power An inflation rate of 10% or more can be considered an invisible tax, with a real impact far greater for consumers. We closed 2024 with high inflation rates: a 9.97% variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and 15.4% in…
Medicines: Shortages and Rising Prices | Desabastecimiento y alza de precios
By Vision 360: Shortages and Rising Prices: The Deadly Impact of the Dollar Shortage, According to Importers and Manufacturers Cifabol and Asprofar agree that the zero tariff for medicine imports, implemented by the government last year and valid until March 2025, is not a solution. The pharmacy of the Hospital de Clínicas in La Paz,…
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