By German Huanca, Publico.bo: Bolivia is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades. The insistence on maintaining the MAS’s model, wrongly referred to as the “economic, social, community, and productive model,” established in 2006, has led the country to a crossroads: either persist with an exhausted extractivist economic system with significant state intervention,…
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President: Not corrupt and prioritizes improving the economy | No corrupto y que priorice mejorar la economía
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: Bolivians want a president who is not corrupt and prioritizes improving the economy, according to a survey In addition to being incorruptible, people value a president with a business profile, at 49%, while only 16% prefer a former president. Filling out a survey, reference image. Photo: concepto.de A survey commissioned…
It is urgent to reorganize the country | Es tarea urgente reordenar el país
Editorial, El Diario: After nearly 20 years of MAS-led governments, with the interim administration of Jeanine Áñez in between, the general elections next year present an opportunity to correct the enormous mistakes made during this period. As public opinion has repeatedly pointed out, public institutions have been dismantled, particularly when they were taken over as…
‘¡Todo está caro!’ Bolivia enfrenta un colapso económico impactante | ‘Everything is expensive!’ Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse
Por PAOLA FLORES and ISABEL DEBRE, AP News: Una mujer camina junto a una fila de conductores de camiones que esperan llenar sus tanques de diésel en El Alto, Bolivia, el martes 26 de noviembre de 2024. (Foto AP/Juan Karita) ARCHIVO – Carteles escritos a mano con mensajes que dicen en español: “Exigimos soluciones del gobierno”, “Arce, no…
What Needs to Be Done to Stabilize and Resume Growth? | ¿Qué hacer para estabilizar y retomar el crecimiento?
By Juan Antonio Morales, Brujula Digital: Resuming growth is a key objective of economic policy. However, macroeconomic stabilization must come first. Bloomberg (|20|11|24|) classifies Bolivia’s crisis as a classic balance-of-payments crisis. The recipe to address this issue is well-known and doesn’t require reinventing the wheel, though it does demand a significant political agreement: Measures 1…
“More Debt and Pressure on International Reserves and Devaluation” – 2025 – “Más deuda y presión en las reservas internacionales y devaluación”
By Unitel; Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Analyst Says PGE 2025 Predicts “More Debt and Pressure on International Reserves and Devaluation” “Without legal security, without attracting foreign investment, without increasing exports, and without reducing public spending, it is impossible to solve this crisis,” stated economist Jaime Dunn. Economist Jaime Dunn points out that the draft General State…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 