By ANF, Eju.tv: Former BCB President Proposes “Unifying the Exchange Rate,” Turning to the IMF, and Five Other Measures to Address the Crisis The former president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), Juan Antonio Morales, proposed seven measures to stabilize the country’s critical economic situation, including unifying the exchange rate, eliminating the parallel market,…
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Where did the crisis we are living today begin? | ¿Dónde empezó la crisis que vivimos hoy?
By Antonio Saravia, Brujula Digital: The country is facing a crisis of great proportions. We are falling apart. There is no fuel, people have nothing to eat, hospitals lack medicine, dynamite explodes on the roads, businesses are closing, young people are leaving… our bad hour has arrived. We had been warning about it for a…
Bolivia: In free fall in economic freedom | En caída libre en libertad económica
El Diario: According to the Economic Freedom Index, Bolivia continues its “free fall,” ranking 165th out of 176 evaluated countries, with Singapore at the top and North Korea at the bottom. Although the Heritage Foundation’s data was published in June of this year, it should be noted that given the current situation in the country,…
Drivers question fuel quality | Choferes ponen en duda calidad de combustibles
El Diario: After several days of fuel shortages in the country, despite announcements to regularize supply, long lines for gasoline and diesel continued yesterday. Now, drivers are skeptical about the product imported by Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). Moreover, the lack of foreign currency and the decline in liquid hydrocarbon production have complicated the supply…
Cainco warns that the country is on the verge of collapse “behind smoke screens” and calls for dialogue | Cainco advierte que el país está al borde del colapso “detrás de cortinas de humo” y llama al diálogo
By Raúl Domínguez, El Deber: The president of the organization called for action from “those responsible for providing certainty, but who today only show mediocrity disguised as good intentions.” In an institutional video released Thursday afternoon, Jean Pierre Antelo, president of the Chamber of Industry, Services, and Tourism of Santa Cruz (Cainco), warned that the…
“Unblock, unblock!” massive march of business owners, producers, and merchants condemns government inaction | ¡Desbloqueo, desbloqueo! masiva marcha de empresarios, productores y comerciantes repudia inacción del Gobierno
By ANF, Eju.tv: For 11 days, loyal followers of MAS leader Evo Morales have kept Cochabamba department isolated, where 16 out of the 20 blockades obstruct and paralyze all economic and productive activities. La Paz.- “Unblock, unblock! Evo and Arce, the people are fed up!” shouted producers and merchants during a protest march in Cochabamba against…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 