According to an international study Nine out of ten Bolivians believe the country is on the wrong track A survey conducted in 26 countries by Ipsos Ciesmori during the second quarter of the year found that 90% of Bolivians—nine out of ten—believe the country is on the wrong path, far from the global average of…
Tag: inflation
The Harvard Decree | El decreto de Harvard
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: By curbing hyperinflation, it also contained the economic crisis, and although Paz Estenssoro said it shouldn’t last more than 20 years, it is now on track to reach 40. “Bolivia is dying.” This phrase, uttered by Víctor Paz Estenssoro on August 29, 1985, to justify the enactment of Supreme…
Limitations on online purchases | Limitaciones en compras por internet
By Erbol.com.bo, Eju.tv: Foundation warns of recession in the digital economy due to limitations on online purchases ASKS ASFI TO BE TRANSPARENT The Internet Bolivia Foundation, through its digital economy officer, Hugo Miranda, explained the problems faced by people who work with transactions abroad in dollars, due to the restrictions imposed by banks on online…
Without Direction and Rudder | Sin norte y sin timón
Editorial, El Dia: In his desperation to find effective solutions to combat the economic crisis, Luis Arce constantly changes his mind. One day he insists that everything is going well and accuses the opposition of fabricating problems; the next, he acknowledges some difficulties, attributing them to the international context or to sabotage by the right-wing….
Textile workers: “We are not producing; we are at zero; all the workshops have stopped” | Textileros: “No estamos produciendo, estamos cero, todos los talleres han parado”
By Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Héctor Arratia, a textile worker, reported that they are no longer making clothing because the cost of raw materials has increased by 50%, affecting around a thousand workers. He also mentioned the government’s failure to conduct inspections where the fabric is sold. “Unfortunately, since the price of fabric increased, we are…
The intellectual left and its Mea Culpa | La izquierda intelectual y su Mea Culpa
By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula Digital: Blues and Light Blues Two decades ago, an overwhelming majority of my generation with a history in the so-called “left” of that time was dazzled by Evo Morales and idolized him. I never fell for it. Before he assumed his first government in 2006, I published articles in which…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 