By Odilia Llanos, El Dia: Faced with fuel shortages, Santa Cruz civic leaders warn of economic collapse and demand answers from the government The long lines of tankers at the Palmasola refinery highlight the severity of the problem. Leaders of the Comité pro Santa Cruz. The crisis caused by the diesel shortage in Bolivia is…
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The Agricultural Sector Calls for Economic Policy Change to Prevent Shortages | El agro pide cambio en la política económica y evitar desabastecimiento
By El Diario: The government, instead of addressing issues affecting the national economy, such as the shortage of dollars and fuel, is moving in the opposite direction by hindering production, exports, and all activities in the production chains. These actions put the future supply of various products at risk, according to a statement from the…
Bolivia’s country risk has increased by more than 600% | Riesgo país de Bolivia creció más de 600%
By El Diario: In the last 5 years Bolivia’s country risk on February 19, 2020 (five years ago) was only 275 points, but by December 31, 2024, it had risen to 2,087 points. From March 15, 2023, the indicator surpassed the 1,000-point mark, reaching 1,033 points, coinciding with the beginning of the currency crisis, which…
Bolivians Attribute the Current Economic Situation to Arce’s Mismanagement and the Failure of the MAS Model | Los bolivianos atribuyen la situación económica actual a la mala gestión de Arce y al fracaso del modelo del MAS
By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Perception Survey A total of 63.9% of respondents blamed the country’s economic difficulties on President Luis Arce’s poor management, while 39.1% attributed it to the exhaustion or failure of the current economic model People see the rising prices of goods as a risk. Photo: ABI A survey conducted using…
The final phase of a populist economy | La fase terminal de una economía populista
By Yola Layme H, Eju.tv: Jaime Dunn: “We Are in the Final Phase of a Populist Economy” “One thing is clear: none of these measures will improve the country’s economy or the lives of Bolivians,” warned Dunn. Santa Cruz – Amid the severe economic crisis gripping the country—marked by a shortage of dollars, fuel scarcity,…
“We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” | “Necesitamos medidas concretas, no solo sueños electorales”
By Unitel, EJu.tv: President of Cainco to Pre-Candidates: “We Need Concrete Measures, Not Just Electoral Dreams” This Tuesday, Jean Pierre Antelo was re-elected as president of Cainco. He spoke about the “economic crisis” and urged pre-candidates to be realistic with their proposals. After being re-elected as president of the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 