By El Dia: Evo Morales’ Grand Prize Evo Morales no longer needs to be a candidate. If he manages to consolidate Chapare as an exclusion zone—without elections, without the State, without law—he will have gained much more: he will become the lifelong emperor of a territory where the Constitution does not apply, the police do…
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Crisis causes travel flow at Viru Viru to drop by up to 50% | La crisis hace que el flujo de viajes en Viru Viru caiga hasta un 50 %
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Aviation fuel shortage YPFB assures normal supply /Photo: Ricardo Montero According to YPFB, the supply of Jet Fuel is guaranteed; however, the aviation sector questions the irregular provision The Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz has recorded a drop of up to 50% in its daily operations with large…
Hidden poverty and structural crisis | Pobreza oculta y crisis estructural
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Jubileo Foundation warns of hidden poverty and structural crisis: “Bs 100 is no longer enough to buy food” The Bolivian peso continues to lose value Economist Carla Cordero warns that Bolivia is facing a multidimensional crisis that erodes families’ purchasing power, with food inflation surpassing 20% and state measures proving…
Boliviano devaluation reaches 137% against the dollar | Devaluación del boliviano es de 137% respecto al dólar
By El Diario: The boliviano is facing its highest exchange rate pressure in over a decade, as the value of the U.S. dollar in the parallel market surges, creating an unprecedented gap with the official exchange rate. Although the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) maintains the official rate at 6.96 bolivianos per dollar, on the…
Crisis has not stopped and tends to worsen | Crisis no se ha detenido y tiende a agudizarse
By El Diario: Analyst warns Echoing opinions that view recent statements by President Luis Arce Catacora as a confession of the country’s delicate economic state, analyst and university professor Julio Alvarado stated that the president contradicts himself by denying the crisis while acknowledging uncertainty over the internal fuel supply, a situation that only points to…
Bolivia: la nueva frontera para las pequeñas empresas crypto | the new frontier for small crypto enterprises
Por Cryptonomist: En Bolivia, las crypto están rápidamente convirtiéndose en una solución innovadora para las pequeñas empresas que enfrentan desafíos económicos e inestabilidad cambiaria. Esta tendencia, en crecimiento en 2024, refleja un cambio más amplio a nivel regional en América Latina hacia el uso de activos digitales para eludir sistemas bancarios tradicionales y defenderse de la inflación. La difusión de las…
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