By Francesco Zaratti: I paraphrase a phrase of my grandmothers to indicate that warnings are not negative criticisms but sincere wishes to avoid problems that approach. The current hydrocarbon crisis in Bolivia is not the product of a meteorite falling from the sky, or an unpredictable earthquake, but the natural result of mistakes, omissions, amateurism…
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Blindness or Complicity? Velazco and Colque criticize the IMF for applauding the MAS for years | ¿Ceguera o complicidad? Velazco y Colque critican al FMI por aplaudir al MAS durante años
By Brújula Digital: Columnists Enrique Velazco and Gonzalo Colque criticized the IMF for applauding the MAS model for years and only now warning of its collapse. They accused the organization of ignoring structural weaknesses and issuing late alerts, now that the severity of Bolivia’s economic crisis is evident. Development experts Enrique Velazco and Gonzalo Colque…
Street money changers sell the dollar at Bs 16.50 in La Paz | Los librecambistas venden el dólar a Bs 16,50 en La Paz
By Carlos Quisbert, Vision 360: Speculation These individuals refuse to give information and accuse the media and the public of “exaggerating” the issue of the U.S. dollar exchange rate. One of the money changer stalls, on the corner of Sagárnaga Street and San Francisco Square. Photo: Carlos Quisbert. At some money changer stalls and exchange…
Urgent measures proposed to stabilize the economy | Plantean medidas urgentes para estabilizar la economía
By El Diario: They must be short-term and based on a political pact In light of the difficult situation Bolivia is going through, economists are proposing urgent short-term measures and a political pact to stabilize the economy and make it to August; otherwise, the country could fall into a coma and the situation would worsen….
Impossible Tourism | Turismo imposible
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: Even if Bolivia had wonderful hotels and international airports at its main tourist destinations, people who could spend their dollars in the country won’t come if there’s a chance they’ll be held up somewhere along the way. Based on the information, knowledge, and culture he possesses, Carlos Hugo Molina…
Bolivia: Seen as a Country in Chaos Amid Blockades and Unrest | Vista como un País en Caos por Bloqueos y Conflictos
By Erbol: CRISIS Tourism Chamber warns of a ‘devastating’ effect from the conflicts: ‘it will take a long time to recover the image’ The bus terminal had no travel activity on Wednesday morning. The president of the Bolivian Chamber of Tourism, Luis Ampuero, denounced that, as a result of the blockades and conflicts in the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 