By Eju.tv: Economist Chávez warns that the government is leaving behind an “economic corpse” and wants to dress it up before leaving Chávez criticized the government’s “economic makeup,” aimed at portraying stability. “Several things are happening now in order to dress up the collapsing economic house and present it as if it were fine before…
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Four Elections, Billion-Boliviano Deficit | Cuatro elecciones y un déficit millonario
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Visión 360: TGN Spending Amid crisis and fiscal deficit, four elections in 15 months cost the country over one billion bolivianos In December 2024, judicial elections were held; this year, national elections and a runoff; and in March 2026, subnational elections. Economist Julio Linares considers judicial elections a pointless expense, and…
Shell: When Misunderstood Sovereignty Costs Millions | Cuando la soberanía mal entendida cuesta millones
By Windsor Hernani, Visión 360: The Shell case is not an isolated incident. It is part of a repeated pattern of unilateral decisions, improvised nationalizations, and, afterward, the absence of an adequate international legal strategy. Last week, Bolivians were informed that the Anglo-Dutch multinational Shell notified the Bolivian State of a dispute over YPFB’s breach…
Cryptocurrencies in Buying, Renting, and Anticrético Contracts in Santa Cruz | Criptomonedas en compraventa, alquileres y anticréticos en Santa Cruz
By Erika Ibáñez, La Razón: According to the president of the Santa Cruz Real Estate Chamber, transactions with USDT are still limited; however, they have become an alternative to the shortage of U.S. dollars. Cryptocurrency use is growing in the country. Photo: Social Media In Santa Cruz, real estate can now be bought, sold, rented,…
Meru launches QR payments in bolivianos using digital dollars | Meru lanza pagos con QR en bolivianos utilizando dólares digitales
By El Deber: Users can now spend their digital dollars with just a QR code/Photo: Meru The selling price of digital dollars is favorable for payers, and the payment experience is similar to any app in Bolivia, according to Meru co-founder Carlos Neira. Meru has introduced to the Bolivian market an innovative QR payment method…
Evo Morales is not the people | Evo Morales no es el pueblo
By Juan José Toro, Brújula Digital: True to a style we’ve gotten used to more than 20 years later, Evo Morales has used the high proportion of null votes in the August 17 elections to claim that this is a “triumph of the Bolivian people.” The statement would make sense were it not for a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 