By Jhovana Cahuasa, Red Uno: What impact does the return of dollars have? This is what Gonzalo Chávez says Following the announcement by President Rodrigo Paz on the return of foreign currency to small savers, the parallel market is showing variations. Gonzalo Chávez analyzes whether this measure is enough to stabilize the economy. Bolivia’s foreign-exchange…
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Parallel Dollar Nears Bolivia’s Reference Rate | El dólar paralelo se acerca al valor del BCB
By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: The Parallel Dollar Moves Closer to the BCB Reference Rate: What Does It Mean for the Country? The value of the parallel dollar does not exceed Bs10 / Photo: Ricardo Montero The quotation of the parallel dollar in Bolivia stands at Bs 9.54 for buying and Bs 9.53 for…
Businesses Warn: Wage Hike Risks Closures | Empresarios alertan: alza salarial pone en riesgo empleos
By El Diario: Business Leaders Ask the Government to Respect Their Rights, Avoid Closures and Layoffs Private business leaders warned about the negative effects of raising the National Minimum Wage (SMN) to Bs 3,300 and demanded that the government respect their rights by adopting mitigation measures to avoid mass closures and layoffs. The president of…
Land Seizures Threaten Rule of Law | Avasallamientos ponen en riesgo el Estado de Derecho
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: CAO demands a technical, “non-political” INRA to guarantee legal certainty The president of the CAO entering the meeting with the Government The president of the Eastern Agricultural Chamber warned that land seizures are the result of land trafficking, not social conflicts, and called on the Government to apply the law…
Republic or Plurinational State? | ¿República o Estado Plurinacional?
By Fernando Untoja, Eju.tv: An Aymara Look at the False Dilemma State failure does not begin with the Republic, but it becomes consolidated with the Plurinational State. The Republic, despite its structural limits, sought to build a nation-state, a common citizenship, and a shared political identity. Its horizon was imperfect, but modern: legal equality, sovereignty,…
It Is Necessary to Put the Foreign Ministry in Order | Es necesario ordenar la Cancillería
By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: The “guillotine telex,” as don Augusto Céspedes, the “Chueco,” called it with his acid humor, arrived when there was a change of government or simply of foreign ministers: the notice of dismissal, without much explanation. They would “thank you for your services,” as if one needed to be thanked. The…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 