El Diario: While MAS tensions escalate The ruling party is prioritizing the internal conflict within the Movement for Socialism (MAS), while the cost of basic food products continues to rise, causing concern among merchants and consumers. Meanwhile, in Santa Cruz, three major fires threaten to merge in Monte Verde. In La Paz markets, according to…
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They project a 9% inflation rate in the country by December | Proyectan en 9% inflación en el país hasta diciembre
El Diario: Alert from Economists Food inflation as of August is close to 7%, but it had already reached 6% in the first half of the year, and the situation could worsen due to the climate of conflict. National authorities have indicated that marches and blockades will impact the prices of agricultural products. The International…
Exporting does not mean that there will be dollars! | ¡Exportar no significa que habrá dólares!
El Periodico, Eju.tv: For Caincotar, Bolivia’s exports will not solve the dollar shortage problem Foreign trade revenues are minimal, and the conflict over the lack of U.S. dollars requires long-term policies, stated the president, Marina Ruiz. The country’s exports will not solve the problem of the dollar shortage, which requires long-term policies from the national…
Senate Repeals Controversial Law Allowing Clearing of 20 Hectares | Senado abroga la polémica Ley que permitía el desmonte de hasta 20 hectáreas
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: The Senate repealed the third so-called “incendiary” law, Law 741, which allowed the clearing of up to 20 hectares CC senator Andrea Barrientos stated that a new regulation will be drafted, expected by next week, to address any legal gaps left by the repeal of these laws. Land consumed by…
An environmental pause is not enough to stop ecocide | Una pausa ambiental no basta para frenar ecocidio
El Diario: They describe it as a deceptive measure The policies of Evo Morales’ government, continued by Luis Arce, amount to ecocide, biocide, and even environmental genocide, as the fires not only reduced millions of hectares of forest to ashes, but also had a catastrophic impact on indigenous and rural communities, according to lawyer Franz…
Rising inflation | Inflación en aumento
By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia: Bolivia has the third-highest inflation in the region, only behind Argentina and Venezuela Inflation in August was 1.58%, and the 12-month rate is 5.19%, according to the state-run National Institute of Statistics. The issue of inflation, which went unnoticed during the first three years of Luis Arce’s administration and was…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 