By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: The current government is the synthesis, the legitimate heir, of the struggle and the reconquest of democracy; subverted, snatched away, and trampled by the MAS autocracy for nearly a quarter of a century. It is also a government that was born with support extending beyond those of us who voted…
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Government Frees Seized Dollars | Gobierno libera dólares retenidos
By César del Castillo, El Deber: Bolivia Authorizes Remittance Withdrawals at the Reference Exchange Rate and Dollar Deposit Returns Up to $3,000 Beginning May 7, remittances may be collected through the financial system at the reference exchange rate. And beginning July 15, savers will start withdrawing dollar deposits on a staggered basis, under a plan…
Bolivia Is Not Held Back by a Lack of Work, but by a System That Lives Off Disorder | Bolivia no está frenada por falta de trabajo, sino por un sistema que vive del desorden
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Hay una escena demasiado común en Bolivia: un ciudadano entra a una oficina pública para resolver un trámite sencillo y termina atrapado entre sellos, formularios, fotocopias, observaciones, filas y ventanillas. Lo mandan a otra institución, luego a otra, luego a volver mañana. Cuando finalmente cree haber reunido todo, descubre que falta un…
Saving Bolivia Before Collapse | Salvar a Bolivia Antes del Colapso
Editorial, El Dia: There Is a Need to Save the Country Bolivia is on the brink, and the worst part is that it continues moving toward the abyss. This is neither rhetoric nor catastrophism: it is a diagnosis confirmed by the numbers, the conflicts, and recent history. The current government inherited a country in ruins—hollowed…
Structural Reform or More Delay? | ¿Reforma estructural o más demora?
By Juan Marcelo Gonzáles, Red Uno: Dunn: “Bolivia needs structural reforms, not just dialogue” Analyst Jaime Dunn commented on President Rodrigo Paz’s message, stressing that dialogue must be a means for making decisions, not a mechanism for postponing the urgent reforms the country needs. Photo: Jaime Dunn, analyst Analyst Jaime Dunn carried out an analysis of President Rodrigo…
Unrest Tests Paz’s Fragile Start | La conflictividad pone a prueba el frágil inicio de Paz
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Laserna: Social unrest may be due to expectations surrounding Paz’s arrival in government, the heavy burden inherited, and the economic crisis However, he does not rule out that behind the conflicts taking place in the country there may be actors interested in weakening him and, in that way, aspiring to…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 