Gonzalo Colque, Brujula Digital: Indebting oneself to kick the can down the road Among the loan agreements granted by international organizations to the national government, one stands out for its high amount. Recently, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) disbursed $500 million to finance the “Support Program for Vulnerable Populations Affected by COVID-19 II.” The loan…
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The wage policy is destroying dignified employment | La política salarialista está destruyendo el empleo digno
Ronald Nostas, El Deber: A few days ago, the Bolivian Labor Federation (COB), which represents less than 10% of the country’s workers, presented the government with a list of 152 demands that include measures in the political, legal, and economic spheres, most of which are outside its responsibility and competence. Of all these demands, the…
Arce and his ministers | Arce y sus ministros
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There have been eight changes —all partial— in the cabinet of ministers of President Luis Arce in the three years and four months he has been in office as head of state. During that time, 13 authorities were replaced in eight, more than half, of the 17 ministerial portfolios. Although four of…
Environment: five pending measures | Medio Ambiente: cinco medidas pendientes
Tatiana Castro E., Los Tiempos: Urge the Ministry of the Environment to comply with five pending measures Environmentalists see five urgent tasks to be fulfilled by the Ministry of the Environment to mitigate environmental damage in the country: safeguarding protected areas, repealing fire-promoting laws, eradicating illegal mining in the Amazon basin, combating deforestation, and protecting…
Between 50 and 60% of the population distrusts the INE and Census results | Entre 50 y 60% de la población desconfía del INE y de resultados del Censo
Informes Diagnosis Estudios. (Brújula Digital), El Diario: Survey by Diagnosis With 17 days left until the National Population and Housing Census, between 50% and 60% of the population surveyed by the company Informes Diagnosis Estudios, conducted between February 24 and 25, distrusts the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and the results of the census to…
They describe as “tragic” handing in a Ministry to cooperatives | Califican como “trágica” la entrega de un Ministerio al cooperativismo
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 