【SMM Analysis】Bolivia’s New Centrist President Sparks Cautious Hope for Lithium Sector

The election of centrist leader Rodrigo Paz as Bolivia’s president has ignited cautious optimism about the development of the country’s vast lithium resources. After decades of stalled efforts under socialist governments, the market-friendly...

Bolivian voters will choose between Senator Rodrigo Paz (L) and former interim president Jorge Quiroga (R)

Bolivia chooses between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections on Sunday, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis.

Bolivia to vote in presidential runoff that will turn it to the right

Bolivians go to the polls on Sunday in an election that, whatever the result, will mark a complete shift to the right after nearly 20 years under the rule of the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas). The country’s first-ever presidential runoff...

Bolivians elected Rodrigo Paz as president as the country faces its worst economic crisis in decades

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La Paz Aims to Become Mexico’s Top Boutique Destination

La Paz is positioning itself as one of Mexico’s most attractive boutique destinations, combining natural beauty with a focus on quality, exclusivity, and environmental stewardship. According to the city’s hotel industry, average room rates rose 25...

Bolivia heads to polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a president to lift them from crisis

Bolivia holds a runoff presidential election on Sunday, and the race is in a dead heat as voters decide which conservative and capitalist candidate can better address the country’s economic crisis, after almost two decades of rule by the Movement...

Bolivians head to runoff after leftist dominance crumbles

BOGOTA, Colombia Bolivians head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff election, choosing between centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz and conservative former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. Paz, the 57-year-old candidate for the Christian...

Después de Gaza, Ucrania es la siguiente prioridad de Trump. Pero lograr la paz con Putin podría ser aún más difícil

Análisis de Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Steve lo logrará. Esa es —y ha sido— la esperanza de Ucrania y Europa por meses. Durante su entusiasta discurso ante el Knesset, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dejó claro que la esquiva paz en...

Bitcoin signage outside a cryptocurrency exchange house in Buenos Aires on October 22.

As President Javier Milei tightens currency controls to prop up the peso ahead of midterm elections, Argentines like Ruben López are turning to cryptocurrencies to protect their savings. A new strategy involves using stablecoins — digital tokens...

California drought disaster loans available to small businesses and nonprofits

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in California of the Nov. 25, 2025, deadline to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans to offset economic...

News Week Ahead: Guru Nanak Festivities, Supreme Court Hearing, and High-Level Visits

In the coming week, India's top leaders travel across states and abroad. Guru Nanak's birth anniversary is set to draw thousands to Pakistan, while Groww launches its IPO. SC will hear stray dogs case, and President and VP lead important visits....

Journalists Fight for Justice: Bolivia Enters a New Era

Ángela Ninoska Mamani (left) of Canal 35 Televisión Tunari and ATB cameraman Percy Suárez (right) are still waiting for justice years after they were attacked while doing their jobs. (Photos: Dánae Vílchez) By Danae Vilchez (Committee to Protect...

Bolivia heads to the polls in a tight runoff as voters seek a president to lift them from...

Year-on-year inflation soared to 23% last month, the highest rate since 1991. Fuel shortages paralyze the country. Both right-wing former President Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga and centrist senator Rodrigo Paz have billed themselves as candidates of...

Ecopetrol S.A. has obtained authorization to execute a loan with local financial institutions for COP 700,000 million, under a committed credit line structure

BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) ("Ecopetrol" or the "Company") hereby informs the market that, through Resolution 2691 dated October 21, 2025 (the "Resolution"), the Ministry of Finance and...

Trump quiere impulsar la paz en Oriente Medio; Netanyahu aún destaca la fuerza militar de Israel

WASHINGTON — El presidente Donald Trump ha declarado el fin de la guerra de Israel con Hamás en la Franja de Gaza y ya ha puesto la mira en objetivos mucho más grandes —argumentando que el frágil alto el fuego que su gobierno ayudó a negociar es...

Venezuela cierra su embajada en Noruega tras el premio Nobel de la Paz otorgado a María Corina Machado

Por CNN en Español El Gobierno de Venezuela anunció este lunes el cierre de su embajada en Noruega, días después de que el Comité Noruego le otorgara el premio Nobel de la Paz a la dirigente opositora María Corina Machado por “promover los...

¿Un Nobel de la Paz para María Corina Machado?

La victoria de María Corina Machado para el Premio Nobel de la Paz no representa ninguna sorpresa. Encaja perfectamente con el galardón. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su La victoria de María...

Peru and Bolivia sign port agreement to foster trade integration through the Port of Ilo

Peru and Bolivia reaffirmed their commitment to integration and the promotion of trade with the signing of the Commercial Management Agreement between the National Port Company (ENAPU) and the Bolivian Port Services Administration (ASP-B). The...

Richard Gott obituary

After the Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara was executed in October 1967, his body was placed on display to the press by the US-supported Bolivian army in the remote town of Vallegrande. The event was watched over by a CIA agent, who in turn was...

Nobody Is Sure How Bolivia’s New President Will Govern

Two decades of leftist rule in Bolivia came to an end on Oct. 19, when voters chose Rodrigo Paz, a centrist senator, to be the country’s next president as it seeks to recover from a grinding economic crisis. Paz won convincingly after polls had...