After the appointment of Alejandro Santos Laura as the new Minister of Mining and Metallurgy was announced, Cecilia Requena, senator for Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), described it as “tragic” that the Government continues to neglect its duty to preserve protected areas, indigenous territories, forests, and natural resources by handing over this government portfolio to the mining…
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Not one more peso of loans | Ni un peso más de préstamo
Fabian Freire, El Diario: “Luchito” is in the most critical moment of his administration, practically nothing is going well for him; to make matters worse, the “natural disasters” and the weather are increasing desperation and crisis in our country. Everyone is against “Luchito” and there is a small sentiment that he will not finish his…
For the sake of the country, no more debts | Por el bien del país, no más deudas
Editorial, El DIa: Debts are not inherently bad when they fall into good hands. The largest fortunes, the most competitive companies, and the most outstanding achievements in history have been made based on borrowing. But behind that money lies a plan, a brilliant idea, hard work, discipline, and a series of virtues that are nowhere…
Lack of dollars, an offense to common sense | Falta de dólares, una ofensa al sentido común
Editorial, El Deber: The dollar and the economy There is no doubt that the year 1985 marks a profound turning point in Bolivia’s political and economic history for several reasons. The country needed to emerge from a whirlwind of hyperinflation and ungovernability that marked the three stormy years of the government of the Popular Democratic…
Evo Morales and the unfinished task of national construction | Evo Morales y la tarea inconclusa de construcción nacional
Pedro Portugal, Brujula Digital: Evo Morales lashes out against everyone. Now against his closest subordinates. In statements to Radio Kawsachun Coca, he evicts his former vice president, Álvaro García Linera: He is a traitor and a swindler because he allegedly never obtained the bachelor’s degree he exhibited in the early years of the MAS government….
Bolivia’s Socialist Rulers Mend Ties With Capitalists in a Nation on the Brink | Los líderes socialistas de Bolivia restablecen lazos con capitalistas en una nación al borde del abismo
Marcelo Rochabrun, Sergio Mendoza and Zijia Song, Bloomberg, Finance, Yahoo: (Bloomberg) — Bolivia’s socialist government is mending ties with business leaders it once snubbed as it grapples to prevent a dollar shortage from crashing the economy. Finance Ministry and other government officials met last week with representatives from sectors including finance, manufacturing, construction and pharmaceuticals,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 