By El Deber: Bolivia exports more, but pressure on the foreign exchange market persists Bolivian exports currently constitute the country’s main source of foreign currency inflows. The growth of exports helps sustain the inflow of dollars into the country, although experts warn that the settlement of foreign currency payments still takes months. Goods leave Santa…
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Cheap Power, Low Wages | Energía Barata, Salarios Bajos
By ElPais.bo: “Borrowed Light: Bolivia’s Energy Crossroads,” Part 2 Cheap Energy, Low Wages: The Hidden Cost of Electricity Subsidies While Bolivia maintains the lowest electricity rates in South America, average wages are up to three times lower than in Chile or Uruguay. Energy subsidies do not reduce poverty: they reproduce it by concealing the real…
Rodrigo Paz: Nothing Changes After Six Months | Va un semestre y no pasa nada relevante
By Brújula Digital: The Good, the Bad and What Remains Pending: Five Analysts Break Down the Government’s First Six Months According to specialists, the positive lies in stability and hope for change; the negative in the lack of real solutions and poor political management. What remains pending is tackling structural changes. Edmand Lara and Rodrigo Paz at their…
Defending the Government | Defender al gobierno
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: It would be the height of absurdity if, under the government of Rodrigo Paz, the same thing happened as what occurred during Jeanine Añez’s administration. Even more so because this time the MAS, as a party, was wiped off Bolivia’s political map. Unless, of course, we were mistaken and the…
Dollar Pressure Keeps Rising | La Presión del Dólar Sigue Subiendo
By Brújula Digital: The Reference Dollar Surpasses Bs 10 for the Third Day and Sits Above USDT USDT purchases on Binance are ranging between 10.35 and 9.96 bolivianos, while sales fluctuate between 9.93 and 9.64 bolivianos. Reference image/El Deber The upward trend of the reference dollar published by the Central Bank of Bolivia continues. This Wednesday it…
The Time for Dialogue and Action | La hora del diálogo para la acción
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: The current government is the synthesis, the legitimate heir, of the struggle and the reconquest of democracy; subverted, snatched away, and trampled by the MAS autocracy for nearly a quarter of a century. It is also a government that was born with support extending beyond those of us who voted…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 