By Ovidio Roca, El Dia: And now, who can help us? I, the Chapulín Colorado!, Evo and Lucho version. If we believe that the centralist government will give us the solution, let’s remember Ronald Reagan: “The government is not the solution to our problem; the government is the problem.” In reality, the MAS government is…
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Industrialists reveal that they buy dollars at the parallel market rate to maintain production in Bolivia | Industriales revelan que compran dólares a costo del mercado paralelo para mantener la producción en Bolivia
By Juan Carlos Véliz, Eju.tv: “Normally we had 30 or 60 days to pay (the suppliers abroad), but due to the delays that have been occurring since last year, they now pay and can collect the merchandise,” said the president of the CNI. Bolivian industrialists face a complex situation for importing goods due to the dollar…
An independent BCB to overcome the economic crisis | Un BCB independiente para superar la crisis económica
By Lidia Mamani, Eju.tv: Milenio calls for restoring the independence of the BCB to overcome the economic crisis in Bolivia The Foundation proposes this measure ahead of the dialogue that the central government and the country’s business leaders will hold on Wednesday, the 14th. In 2023, loans from the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) accounted for…
Visiting a political prisoner | Visitando a un preso político
By Horacio Poppe, Facebook: It’s Sunday at 9 in the morning. My comrade and I are at the gate of Chonchocoro, facing that immense penitentiary. The guard approaches us and asks for our identification to verify if we’re on the guest list. After checking on a computer, he gives us the go-ahead and asks us…
Dollar 101: Devaluing and freeing the exchange rate? | ¿Devaluar y liberar el tipo de cambio?
By Antonio Saravia, El Diario: The Defense of the Fixed Exchange Rate Think about any transaction you made in the market last week. Did you buy tomatoes at the supermarket? Did you sell your old cell phone? Did you go to a restaurant? Did you collect your salary? Question: in what currency did you conduct…
Arce’s demagogue speech shows that he will not solve the economic crisis | El discurso demagogo de Arce demuestra que no resolverá la crisis económica
Source: ANF, Eju.tv: Experts agree that none of the measures announced by the president will solve the economic crisis Analysts indicated that the same proposals to liberalize exports and imports are being recycled, but so far, they have not yielded results. Gonzalo Chávez and José Gabriel Espinoza, a former executive of the Central Bank of…
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