By El Diario: The citizens are harmed. With the start of mobilizations by the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) as a way to pressure the Government to address its 2026 list of demands, the deputy for Autonomía Para Bolivia (APB-Súmate), Diego Brañez Leaños, questioned that this sector mobilizes its bases at a time when the country…
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Bolivia doesn’t need another miracle resource; it needs direction | Bolivia no necesita otro recurso milagro, necesita dirección
By Oscar Antezana, El Dia: In the previous article, we argued that Bolivia faces a structural problem: the absence of a clear economic strategy. This shortcoming is not new. It is reflected in a pattern the country has repeated for decades. From time to time, a resource emerges that promises to transform the economy. First…
Government must speak clearly in the face of rising oil prices | Gobierno debe hablar claro ante incremento del precio del petróleo
By El Diario: Analyst Álvaro Ríos in an interview with EL DIARIO The oil crisis reopens the subsidy issue, strains dollar reserves, and exposes structural flaws in YPFB and Bolivia’s fuel logistics. Analyst and former Minister of Hydrocarbons Álvaro Ríos, in an interview with EL DIARIO, warned that Bolivia must react “immediately” to the rise…
NEITHER STATE NOR MARKET: BOLIVIA’S REAL ECONOMIC PROBLEM | NI ESTADO NI MERCADO: EL VERDADERO PROBLEMA ECONÓMICO DE BOLIVIA
By Oscar Antezana: The economic debate that matters is not ideological—it is strategic. Now that the subnational elections have taken place, it is expected that President Paz will announce several reforms, as he indicated weeks ago. However, behind these announcements lies a deeper—and far more important—question that is rarely asked explicitly: what type of economy…
From Protest Leaders to Electoral Defeat | De líderes de protesta a derrota electoral
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: From leaders of the 2019 struggle to defeated at the polls: Camacho and Pumari fall in Santa Cruz and Potosí Luis Fernando Camacho and Marco Antonio Pumari lost the elections for governors of their departments. In Santa Cruz, the current governor, who ran for reelection, is in third place with…
Urgent Deal to Avoid Crisis | Acuerdo urgente para evitar crisis
By Erbol: URGENT NEED FOR A POLITICAL AGREEMENT Experts warn that difficult months are coming in economic and energy terms Panel of Hagamos Democracia this Sunday. Photo/screenshot Two specialists in economics and energy warned this Sunday that Bolivia could face complex months in economic and energy matters due to the shortage of foreign currency and the lack…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 