Editorial, El Dia: The Bolivian economy is going through one of its worst confidence crises in decades. It’s not just a matter of numbers, theories, and speeches. It’s a reality that can be felt on the street, in the inflation that eats away at salaries, in the fuel shortages and, above all, in the brutal…
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Facing the crisis will involve severe measures to correct structural problems | Afrontar la crisis implicará severas medidas para corregir problemas estructurales
By René Martínez / Fundación Jubileo, Erbol: Economic indicators show a very complicated outlook, the result of a crisis that began to take shape more than a decade ago. Solutions will not be immediate, and the population must be prepared to endure tough adjustment measures that will help stabilize the economy while seeking to reduce the…
External debt increases by more than 150% during MAS government | Deuda externa sube en más del 150% durante gobierno del MAS
By El Diario: The idea that debt represents a low percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to other government administrations, does not mean that external debt has decreased; on the contrary, it increased from 2005 to 2024 by more than 150%, from 5 billion dollars to over 13.4 billion. The government is looking…
Reasonable or absurd? Candidates’ promises focus on the economy |¿Razonables o descabelladas? Ofertas al elector se centran en lo económico
By Paulo Lizarraga, Vision 360: Political analyst says Bolivia’s situation “is marked by economic crisis” The promises made by presidential hopefuls range from gasoline at Bs 5 to the creation of thousands of jobs and even bringing back dollars to the country within 100 days. Several candidates stood out for their controversial proposals. Photo: Composition…
Cainco: “The economic model is exhausted and the State is suffocating the private sector” | “El modelo económico está agotado y el Estado asfixia al sector privado”
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: TENSION Jean Pierre Antelo, President of Cainco / Photo: Ricardo Montero The president of the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (Cainco), Jean Pierre Antelo, warned that the current government policies are deepening the economic crisis and putting productivity, employment, and the basic food basket…
Demetrio Pérez: The Government Has No Agricultural Development Policy | Demetrio Pérez: El Gobierno no tiene una política de desarrollo agropecuario
By Omar Pereyra, El Mundo; Eju.tv: Demetrio Pérez, leader of the small-scale agricultural producers in Santa Cruz, strongly criticized the Government for lacking a clear agricultural policy. He pointed out that improvised measures are being adopted that harm both the environment and producers, such as promoting crops in unsuitable areas like the Amazon. Last week,…
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