By Erika Ibáñez, https://www.la-razon.com; Eju.tv: Economist: Multiple exchange rates exist in Bolivia, now the ‘card dollar’ emerges The president of the College of Economists of Tarija told La Razón that with the new ASFI regulation imposing a commission on card use abroad, the government is acknowledging that the official rate is merely referential. In Bolivia,…
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Bankrupt Country | País quebrado
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brújula Digital: They began with rhetoric about transparency and the advent of the “new man.” However, within months—amid an assassination—Santos Ramírez, MAS’s second-in-command, fell due to corruption. Soon after, the murders of police officers in Chapare were covered up, with Evo’s girlfriend, Margarita Terán, as one of the instigators. From the…
TUTO & BRANKO
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida: The existence of seven or eight pre-candidates remains concerning, as it divides the opposition and leaves candidates who fail to meet the minimum criteria for the presidency. However, there is great news: Branko has withdrawn his candidacy to support Tuto. This is not to say that Branko was a bad candidate—quite…
Los productores de soya de Bolivia en vilo mientras la escasez de combustible afecta la cosecha | Bolivia’s soy farmers on edge as fuel shortage hits harvest
Por Santiago Limachi y Monica Machicao, Reuters: SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia, 13 de marzo (Reuters) – En la región agrícola de Santa Cruz, Bolivia, una creciente escasez de combustible está empezando a afectar la capacidad de los productores para cosechar sus cultivos, una preocupación para el país sudamericano en dificultades, donde la agricultura se ha convertido…
No more stupidity | No más estupideces
Editorial, El Dia: It’s hard to believe that someone as useless and incompetent as Luis Arce has such a big ego. Not even the most distinguished psychologists could explain how an individual is capable of leading the country into the worst disaster in its history just because he refuses to admit he is wrong, to…
Pumari says the people endure an ‘inept government and a self-confessed criminal pedophile’ | Pumari dice que el pueblo aguanta a un ‘gobierno inepto y a un pedófilo criminal confeso’
By Boris Gongora, La Razon; Eju.tv: The former civic leader of Potosí called for an “urgent response” in the streets and at the polls. Marco Antonio Pumari, former civic leader of Potosí The former civic leader of Potosí, Marco Antonio Pumari, accused the government of “squandering” billions of dollars belonging to Bolivians and even blamed…
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