By Unitel, Eju.tv: Economist: Bolivia could run out of gold reserves by 2026 if used as collateral to issue bonds The draft law for the 2025 General State Budget (PGE) includes a provision allowing the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) to issue sovereign bonds using gold reserves as collateral, a measure criticized by Cebec. From…
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To vote or not to vote, that is the question | Votar o no votar, esa es la cuestión
Editorial, El Diario: After two years of debates, disputes, and turbulence in the Legislative Assembly, as well as in the Judicial, Electoral, and Executive branches, on December 15, judicial elections will finally take place to fill the 84 seats across various chambers of the country’s judicial system. The event will unfold amidst a heated political…
After the MAS disaster that has left Bolivia in ruins | Después del desastre masista que ha dejado a Bolivia hecha trizas
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, El Diario: “Pacted democracy” The masterminds of Indo-Spanish masismo (indigenous and mestizo figures alongside Spanish populists) gathered in their offices, filled with the scent of coca leaves, sweat, and garlic, concocting ideas to draft constitutions and laws that would dismantle Bolivia’s fragile democracy without it being apparent. They invented a host…
“Greater debt and inflation” – 2025 – “Mayor endeudamiento e inflación”
By Opinion: “Greater debt and inflation”: Cainco gives five reasons for the ALP to reject the 2025 PGE December 4 (Urgente.bo) – After analyzing the draft General State Budget Law (PGE) for 2025, the Santa Cruz Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism (Cainco) has urged the Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALP) to reject the proposal,…
Bolivia se desmorona | Bolivia Unravels
Por The Statesman: Bolivia, antes celebrada como un éxito económico de Sudamérica, es ahora un claro ejemplo de cómo la excesiva dependencia de los recursos naturales y la mala gestión pueden llevar a una nación a la ruina. SNS | Nueva Delhi | 4 de diciembre de 2024, 8:06 am Bolivia, antes celebrada como un…
The dollar is quoted at up to Bs 11.55 for sale and Bs 11.30 for purchase on the parallel market | El dólar se cotiza hasta en Bs 11,55 la venta y Bs 11,30 la compra en el mercado paralelo
By Brujula Digital: A reference image. Photo: ABI The dollar in exchange houses and among money changers is quoted at up to Bs 11.5 for sale and Bs 11.30 for purchase, according to data collected by Brújula Digital during a survey. This digital outlet visited eight exchange houses and consulted money changers in the city…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 