By Marco Antonio Chuquimia, El Deber: Amparo Ballivián proposes three measures to overcome the deficit and win elections in the first round Amparo Ballivián, economist. Photo: Fuad Landívar The former World Bank director recalled that the country has only had two female presidents, and she aspires to be the third. The central axis of the…
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Foundations question lithium contracts, call them inconsistent, and urge the Legislature for a “thorough analysis” | Fundaciones observan contratos del litio, afirman que son incongruentes y piden al Legislativo un “análisis exhaustivo”
By Fernando Chávez, Visión 360: The technical and financial clauses of the contracts favor the companies Uranium and CBC, according to the analysis. A lithium industrialization plant. Photo: YLB The Jubileo, Milenio, and Solón foundations, along with the Geneva Club (CDG) and the Bolivia Documentation and Information Center (Cedib), have raised a series of concerns…
Parallel market dollar drives national economy | Dólar del mercado paralelo mueve economía nacional
By El Diario: The currency is above Bs 11 Parallel exchange rates emerge due to the Central Bank of Bolivia’s (BCB) inability to implement an effective exchange rate policy caused by a lack of reserves. As a result, most economic transactions are conducted using the dollar quoted in the parallel market, which remains above 11…
Forsaken | Entregados
Editorial, El Dia: An outsider looking at Bolivia’s geopolitical makeup would find it unbelievable. The most populous department in the country, the strongest economically, the one that contributes the most in taxes, responsible for a third of the national GDP, producing 70% of the country’s food, the most industrialized, the top exporter, the melting pot…
The light is about to go out, and the economy is about to grind to a halt | Se está por apagar la luz y paralizar la economía
By Higinio Flores Alcazar, El Diario: Stopping gas exports to use it in the domestic market is neither a crazy nor rushed idea The time of “lean cows” has arrived after two decades of “living off grandma’s inheritance.” From being exporters of natural gas, we are one step away from becoming importers of the same…
Ingenuamente, el presidente boliviano Luis Arce celebró la firma del contrato con entusiasmo | Naively, the Bolivian president Luis Arce welcomed the signing of the contract
Por Joseph Baselice, FirstOnLine: China también compra el Salar de Uyuni y accede al litio boliviano Pekín está invirtiendo más de $1.000 millones en dos fábricas que se construirán en el mayor (y más alto) salar del mundo, en los Andes: extraerá 35 toneladas de litio por año China lleva años colonizando la mitad del…
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