By German Huanca, El Deber: This article is a reply to Elizabeth Jiménez Zamora’s article published on brujuladigital.net, which presents an interesting reflection on the role of institutions in the Bolivian economy, inspired by the contributions of the 2024 Nobel Prize winners in Economics. However, the interpretation of these ideas invites a critical analysis, particularly…
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Letter from a Worthy Entrepreneur to Luis Arce | Carta de un empresario digno a Luis Arce
By Antonio Saravia, Vision 360: I will follow the rules when the government fulfills its responsibility and stops destroying macroeconomic stability with its excessive spending and rampant corruption. President Luis Arce, This is it. I am writing this letter to inform you that from now on, I will no longer play along with your game…
It’s No Longer a Crisis, It’s a Collapse | Ya no es crisis, es colapso
By Francesco Zaratti: Bolivia is grappling with fuel shortages, visible in the endless lines at gas stations. This crisis is nearing an energy collapse—not yet as severe as those in Cuba or Ecuador, but heading in that direction. While the causes are well-known, YPFB’s strategy to address the crisis remains unclear. The country’s lack of…
More Coca and Drugs, Less Food | Más coca y droga y menos alimentos
Editorial, El Diario: It is truly astonishing and lamentable to see the increase in coca leaf cultivation areas while food production declines. Even more scandalous is that this contradiction occurs at a time when the production of rice, wheat, flour, corn, potatoes, meat, and fruit in the country has plummeted, triggering shortages, price hikes in…
Massive March Demands Solution to Economic Crisis | Multitudinaria marcha exige solución a crisis económica
By El Diario: Mobilization with Empty Pots The street vendors, transport workers, neighborhood associations, artisans, and other social sectors staged protest marches yesterday, rejecting the socioeconomic situation the country is experiencing due to the lack of dollars, fuel shortages, and the alarming rise in prices of basic household goods. At the end of the march,…
BOLIVIA: At risk of devaluation and default | En riesgo de devaluación e incumplimiento de pagos
By Juan Carlos Torrejón/EFE, Brujula Digital: According to Bloomberg analysis, Bolivia is at risk of devaluation and default The Bolivian economy is on the brink of an unprecedented crisis, with imminent risks of devaluation and default on its external debt, according to a recent analysis by Juan Pablo Spinetto published on the prestigious economic news…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 