By El Diario: In the last 5 years Bolivia’s country risk on February 19, 2020 (five years ago) was only 275 points, but by December 31, 2024, it had risen to 2,087 points. From March 15, 2023, the indicator surpassed the 1,000-point mark, reaching 1,033 points, coinciding with the beginning of the currency crisis, which…
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Bolivians Attribute the Current Economic Situation to Arce’s Mismanagement and the Failure of the MAS Model | Los bolivianos atribuyen la situación económica actual a la mala gestión de Arce y al fracaso del modelo del MAS
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Perception Survey A total of 63.9% of respondents blamed the country’s economic difficulties on President Luis Arce’s poor management, while 39.1% attributed it to the exhaustion or failure of the current economic model People see the rising prices of goods as a risk. Photo: ABI A survey conducted using…
The final phase of a populist economy | La fase terminal de una economía populista
By Yola Layme H, Eju.tv: Jaime Dunn: “We Are in the Final Phase of a Populist Economy” “One thing is clear: none of these measures will improve the country’s economy or the lives of Bolivians,” warned Dunn. Santa Cruz – Amid the severe economic crisis gripping the country—marked by a shortage of dollars, fuel scarcity,…
“We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” | “Necesitamos medidas concretas, no solo sueños electorales”
By Unitel, EJu.tv: President of Cainco to Pre-Candidates: “We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” This Tuesday, Jean Pierre Antelo was re-elected as president of Cainco. He spoke about the “economic crisis” and urged pre-candidates to be realistic with their proposals. After being re-elected as president of the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism…
Cadex: Soybean Export Ban is a “Coercive” Measure of the Government’s “Interventionist Model” | Veto a la exportación de soya es una medida “extorsiva” del “modelo intervencionista” del Gobierno
By Yerko Guevara, Unitel; Eju.tv: “There are always some kind of restrictions. Every time someone complains that a price is high, instead of verifying if it is being smuggled, they restrict exports,” criticized the president of Cadex. For Barriga, authorities should focus on providing solutions to attract more foreign currency from external markets. After the…
The Vulnerability of Lowland Indigenous Peoples | La vulnerabilidad de los indígenas de tierras bajas
Editorial, El Deber: His name was Francisco Marupa, he was 68 years old, and he belonged to the Leco indigenous people, who live around Madidi National Park and the Apolo province—an area overrun by illegal gold mining, with almost no state presence. He was murdered, and the reasons for his death remain unclear, but the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 