Carlos Valverde, El Deber: We commemorate the Foundation of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, that dream of Ñuflo de Chaves that became a reality there, in Chiquitos, far from everywhere and close to nowhere… Later, 264 years later, we participated as free Cruceños in defining our destiny, in the foundation of the Republic (Bolívar-Bolivia) because…
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Dollars and their impact on inflation | Dólares y su impacto en la inflación
Editorial, El Deber: The scarcity of dollars, a phenomenon that has intensified in recent months, directly impacts the prices of products and services, fueling inflation and threatening to erode the purchasing power of Bolivian families. The business sector has been one of the first to feel the effects of the lack of foreign currency. Importers…
Absence of dollars, exports of agricultural products released | Falta de dólares, liberan exportaciones de productos agrícolas
Mary Ortiz, AFP, EFE, Clarin, NewsRebeat: Change of direction in Bolivia: in the absence of dollars, exports of agricultural products are released Bolivia’s center-left government has made a change to its economic policy and agreed on Monday with entrepreneurs to free up agricultural exports, to cope a serious shortage of dollars. Economy Minister Marcelo Montenegro made…
Will MAS be divided? | ¿Se dividirá el MAS?
Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: For many, the dispute between the two factions of MAS is more apparent than real, although there is no doubt that the contradictions and confrontations between both factions have progressed and have reached levels that would clearly establish that, between Evo Morales and Luis Arce Catacora, there are very few divergent…
Ideas? No, thank you | ¿Ideas? No, gracias
Humberto Vacaflor Ganam, El Diario: With a furrowed brow and the attitude of a jealous public servant, the Government announced that it has managed to identify and arrest an individual who was selling gasoline at Bs 10 per liter. Meanwhile, the populace, distressed by the situation, has launched into a veritable brainstorming session, rightly assuming…
THE NAME OF THE GAME | EL NOMBRE DEL JUEGO
Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: Already, whoever becomes the next President of Bolivia will have a very tough time. The economy is in tatters, and the next government will have to rebuild it from its foundations. That’s where we are, perhaps like never before in Bolivia’s history. We lack everything essential for a thriving economy…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 