By Miguel V. de Torres, El Pais: Political Chronicle of the Week While the opposition takes irreversible positions, in the popular bloc the possibility of Andrónico’s sole candidacy remains open, but so does a legal purge that would leave only Arce’s MAS standing. A week of many definitions comes to a close, paving the way…
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History Doesn’t Repeat Itself | La historia no se repite
By Sayuri Loza, Brujula Digital: A few days ago, in light of the Bicentennial, I was invited to give talks about what Bolivia was like at its birth… we were born more or less as we are now, with our main product—silver—in marked decline, a phenomenon that had already been felt since the mid-18th century….
Auction of Acronyms | Subasta de siglas
By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula Digital: For more than a year now, ink has been spilled over the general elections scheduled for August 17, 2025, while I’ve tried to bite my tongue until the end, certain that this is a country of surprises: every week—and sometimes every day—there’s a new one, usually unpleasant and discouraging….
$ 1 dollar projected to be at Bs 20 in November | Proyectan que dólar se ubique en Bs 20 en noviembre
By El Diario: Will the dollar reach Bs.20 in Bolivia? This is what the banks are projecting (10:07) [watch the video and select English} Por El Diario: ¿El dólar llegará a Bs.20 en Bolivia? Esto proyecta la banca (10:07) [vea el video] https://www.eldiario.net/portal/2025/05/09/el-dolar-llegara-a-bs-20-en-bolivia-esto-proyecta-la-banca-1007/
Doubts About the Elections | Dudas sobre las elecciones
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, El Diario: Of course, I’m not the one to save the upcoming elections. In fact, I’ve never been a real politician—the kind who doesn’t sleep because of meetings, who sits for ten hours listening to comrades say the same things with some minor variation. I used to admire Banzer’s patience while…
External debt increases by more than 150% during MAS government | Deuda externa sube en más del 150% durante gobierno del MAS
By El Diario: The idea that debt represents a low percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to other government administrations, does not mean that external debt has decreased; on the contrary, it increased from 2005 to 2024 by more than 150%, from 5 billion dollars to over 13.4 billion. The government is looking…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 