By Luis Alberto Ruiz, La Patria: Analyst says Luis Alberto Ruiz, political analyst / Erbol Political analyst Luis Alberto Ruiz warns that Edmand Lara is seeking to position himself as an electoral alternative amid internal crises and scandals within the government. Ruiz has expressed concern over the turmoil affecting the country’s presidential duo. According to him, Vice…
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Pact for the Economy | Pacto por la Economía
By El Deber: Minister of Economy Proposes “National Agreement” for the Economy Minister of Economy José Gabriel Espinoza Minister Espinoza believes that the public sector is facing a widespread liquidity crisis. The country has lost technical human capital, eroded regulatory institutions, and allowed strategic projects to age without generating replacements. “Bolivia needs a basic economic…
An Absurd Fight Two Weeks In | Una pelea absurda a dos semanas de gobierno
By Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: The Legacy of Disorder: A Bloated State, Internal Fractures, and a Country on the Brink of Collapse The country has awakened to the institutional hangover left by nearly two decades of MAS rule. And what we are seeing in these first days of the new administration is not exactly a ray…
Bolivia is Dying on Us Again: How to Export (II) | Bolivia se nos vuelve a morir: cómo exportar (II)
By Oscar Antezana, El Día: The previous article clearly set out the need — the “why” — to urgently increase exports. Let us now look at some elements of the “how.” “An export-led growth strategy must be designed and executed considering that it is companies that have to respond to economic policies and/or market signals” (The Magic of…
Bolivia is dying on us again: why export | Bolivia se nos vuelve a morir: por qué exportar
By Oscar Antezana, El Día: Under current economic conditions —highly indebted, short on dollars, with reduced gas exports yet an urgent need to generate foreign currency— it is imperative and urgent to increase and diversify exports. Otherwise, just like 40 years ago, when former President Víctor Paz Estenssoro coined the historic phrase “Bolivia is dying…
A Minister on the Edge | Ministro en la cuerda floja
By Erbol: MADE HIS CASE PUBLIC Government confirms that Vidovic has an enforceable sentence and ‘will not be able to hold public office’ The Minister of Justice and Transparency, Freddy Vidovic, has an enforceable three-year sentence for the crimes of aiding evasion, active bribery, and others, meaning that “he will not be able to hold…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 