By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: I did not vote for Rodrigo Paz in the first round or the runoff, and I’ve written so in these very pages. The main reason was the fear provoked by his vice-presidential candidate, Edmand Lara; another, equally important, was that Tuto Quiroga appeared to have a more efficient team for…
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Bolivia on the Edge: Devalue or Collapse | Bolivia al filo: devaluar o colapsar
By Carlos Jahnsen, El Diario: Bolivia faces the challenge of stabilizing its currency: undervaluation as the only path to stability Bolivia is living through its most decisive economic moment in four decades. The fixed exchange rate — once a symbol of stability — is now a trap that drains reserves and destroys competitiveness. It reflects…
A government on life support | Un gobierno con marcapasos
By Fernando Chávez, Vision 360: Foreign press: Rodrigo Paz, at the head of a Government born with a “pacemaker” and no resources An analyst foresees the birth of an administration with deep weaknesses — “more like a short-lived transitional government.” Rodrigo Paz with Edman Lara in the first press conference after the electoral victory. Photo:…
Bolivia: Requires US$6 billion to confront the crisis | Requiere $us 6.000 millones para encarar crisis
By El Diario: According to Jubileo Foundation analyst Given the grave crisis Bolivia faces, estimates from Jubileo Foundation economic analyst René Martínez indicate that at least 6 billion dollars per year are required for fuel imports, debt payments, the return of foreign currency to the financial system, as well as to undertake an exchange-rate policy…
In Exchange for Nothing | A cambio de nada
By Oscar Antezana, El Dia: This is the third time I’ve rewritten the text of this article. The first version I wrote before October 18, thinking that Tuto Quiroga was going to win the presidential election. The title of that article was “Letter to Hope.” Then, with Rodrigo Paz’s victory, I changed the text and…
“These 20 years isolated us from the world” | “Estos 20 años nos aislaron del mundo”
By El Deber: “These 20 years isolated us from the world,” says Bolivia’s president-elect Rodrigo Paz Screenshot from the Fox News interview with Rodrigo Paz President-elect Rodrigo Paz admitted that he has spoken with leaders such as Nayib Bukele, Venezuelan political leader María Corina Machado, as well as the government of the United States. In…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 