By Erbol: QUESTIONED THE ECONOMIC MODEL Cainco to Luis Arce: ‘Are you aware that the country will have the highest fiscal deficit in its history by its Bicentennial?’ The president of the Santa Cruz Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism (Cainco), Jean Pierre Antelo, posed a series of questions to President Luis Arce on…
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Lithium contracts: a desperate bet | Los contratos del litio: una apuesta desesperada
By Francesco Zaratti: It is indisputable that Bolivia has missed several trains of the industrial development of lithium from salt pans. This blameworthy delay is due to two reasons: the amateurism of those in charge of conducting this process in the government of Evo Morales and the straitjackets of the Constitution and the mining and…
The average Bolivian could lose up to half of the purchasing power of their income | El boliviano promedio podría perder hasta la mitad del poder adquisitivo de sus ingresos
By Gonzalo Colque, Vision 360: Crisis in the Pocket: When the Bolivian Loses Purchasing Power An inflation rate of 10% or more can be considered an invisible tax, with a real impact far greater for consumers. We closed 2024 with high inflation rates: a 9.97% variation in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and 15.4% in…
The End of Innocence | El fin de la inocencia
By Ronald MacLean Abaroa, El Dia: Bolivians are no longer surprised by anything. Like frogs in a pot of boiling water, the MAS government, now led by Luis Arce Catacora, has slowly accustomed us to increasing the heat of judicial abuses and economic havoc to the point where we’ve lost the ability to react with…
MAS needs to leave, serious and tough adjustment is needed | El MAS debe irse, se necesita un ajuste serio y duro
By Let’s Make Democracy, Erbol: THE KEY IS TO GO TO THE IMF Economist: If the MAS returns to government, we will continue in crisis; a serious and tough adjustment is needed Economist Alberto Bonadona warned that if the MAS wins this year’s elections, Bolivia will continue to be mired in an economic crisis. To…
Not simple “perceptions” but disgusting and crude reality! | ¡No son simples “percepciones” sino una realidad cruda y repugnante!
By El Diario: Bolivians’ Perceptions of the Economy in 2025 Are Pessimistic The Bolivian economy closed 2024 with a high deficit, a shortage of dollars, irregular fuel distribution, and inflation nearing double digits. For 2025, the situation remains unchanged and could worsen for a second consecutive year. According to a survey conducted by Ipsos Ciesmori,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 