By Juan Antonio Morales, Brujula Digital: Resuming growth is a key objective of economic policy. However, macroeconomic stabilization must come first. Bloomberg (|20|11|24|) classifies Bolivia’s crisis as a classic balance-of-payments crisis. The recipe to address this issue is well-known and doesn’t require reinventing the wheel, though it does demand a significant political agreement: Measures 1…
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Citizens take to the streets with the ‘Anillazo’ to demand structural changes and early elections | Ciudadanos toman las calles con el ‘Anillazo’ para exigir cambios estructurales y adelanto de elecciones
By Mauricio Quiroz Terán, El Deber: Thousands of Citizens Take the Streets of Santa Cruz to Protest the Economic Crisis Thousands of citizens, including representatives of Santa Cruz institutions, took to the second ring road to express their discontent with the government of President Luis Arce and to demand urgent measures to address the growing…
A Large State or Strong Institutions? | ¿Un Estado grande o una institucionalidad sólida?
By German Huanca, El Deber: This article is a reply to Elizabeth Jiménez Zamora’s article published on brujuladigital.net, which presents an interesting reflection on the role of institutions in the Bolivian economy, inspired by the contributions of the 2024 Nobel Prize winners in Economics. However, the interpretation of these ideas invites a critical analysis, particularly…
Letter from a Worthy Entrepreneur to Luis Arce | Carta de un empresario digno a Luis Arce
By Antonio Saravia, Vision 360: I will follow the rules when the government fulfills its responsibility and stops destroying macroeconomic stability with its excessive spending and rampant corruption. President Luis Arce, This is it. I am writing this letter to inform you that from now on, I will no longer play along with your game…
They denounce that there are settlements in areas of Madidi burned by fires | Denuncian que hay asentamientos en lugares del Madidi quemados por incendios
By El Dia: The Abel Iturralde Platform for the Defense of Protected Areas and the National Coordination for the Defense of Indigenous, Native, Peasant Territories and Protected Areas (Contiocap) raised the alert. Reference image of a forest fire The Abel Iturralde Platform for the Defense of Protected Areas and the National Coordination for the Defense…
Parallel Dollar Nears Bs12 Amid Economic Uncertainty | Dólar paralelo se acerca a Bs12 en medio de incertidumbre económica
By El Deber: With the parallel dollar hovering around Bs 12, an upward trend is warned due to economic uncertainty The exchange rates in the black market and on unofficial websites range between Bs 11.50 and Bs 11.70. Some political figures even spoke out this Friday. The price of the dollar in the parallel market…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 