By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: The country remains stuck in the World Bank ranking / Photo: Ricardo Montero Since 1987, Bolivia has remained in the lower-middle-income category, according to the World Bank. While neighbors like Peru and Paraguay climb positions, the country still hasn’t broken through the development ceiling. In 1987, Bolivia was classified as…
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Covering up the crisis by blaming others – Tapando la crisis culpando a otros
By ANF, Eju.tv: President of the oilseed industry: The problem isn’t with us, but the penalty is Industry representatives held an emergency meeting to reject the authorities’ decision, arguing it makes no sense to penalize producers when the issue lies with distributors. The president of the National Chamber of the Oilseed Industry, Jorge Amantegui, regretted…
Gov must restrain from confiscation or seizure of products from companies | El Gobierno debe abstenerse de confiscar o incautar productos a las empresas
By Brujula Digital: Industriales piden a Arce eliminar disposición del PGE que permite confiscar productos a empresas La Cámara Nacional de Industrias expresa su “más profunda preocupación y alarma” por la “disposición arbitraria” incluida en el PGE. The president of the CNI, Pablo Camacho. Photo: ABI The National Chamber of Industries (CNI) expressed its rejection…
“Masista” struggle plunges Bolivia into poverty | Pugna “masista” hunde a Bolivia en la pobreza
By El Diario: In three weeks of road blockades Following an evaluation of the 21 days of roadblocks in the Tropic of Cochabamba, various sectors of society express concern over the losses incurred by the Bolivian state, the population, and those stranded on the roads, left to fend for themselves. The “masista” struggle for power…
Masista submission to external powers | Sumisión masista ante poderes externos
By Lupe Cajías, El Deber: Bad Friendships The long regime of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) chose its friendships poorly. The negative consequences not only affect the (Non) Plurinational State of Bolivia but also the future of its inhabitants. This isn’t about mere anecdotes or historical fabrications as attributed to other inept governments in foreign…
A biased IACHR – Una CIDH sesgada
Alfonso Gumucio writes in Pagina Siete: The MAS-IACHR dumbbell I am tempted to include this irony as an anecdote in Ripley’s book because “although you do not believe it”, such a perverse dumbbell has never been seen before between the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that depends on the OAS, and a party politician…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 