By Oscar Antezana: I said goodbye and left the building thinking that the young man who attended me was not going to do absolutely anything about my complaint. I headed to CADEX to request another type of information for my venture. The young woman returned after quite a while. I was furious. The young woman…
Taxes and Growth | Impuestos y crecimiento
By Carolina Gutiérrez, Daniel A. Witt, Brújula Digital: Taxes: the next step in Bolivia’s reforms The underlying question is whether the country can build a simpler, more predictable, and less arbitrary system. If it succeeds, tax reform could become an important piece of a broader strategy of formalization, investment, and growth. One of the offices…
Indigenous Fire Brigades Strengthen Amazon Resilience | Brigadas indígenas fortalecen la resiliencia amazónica
By Erbol: IN PILÓN LAJAS Training and equipping Community Firefighter Brigades strengthens indigenous resilience against forest fires A Forest Firefighter brigade during training in Pilón Lajas. Photo: WCS Bolivia The capacity to confront forest fires in the 23 indigenous communities of the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Native Community Territory, one of Bolivia’s protected areas…
Legal Certainty to Attract Investment | Seguridad jurídica para atraer inversión
By Correo del Sur: Spanish business leaders say legal certainty is key to attracting investment to Bolivia During King Felipe VI’s visit, representatives of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce highlighted the country’s potential in mining, energy and agriculture Strengthening legal certainty is one of the fundamental elements for Bolivia to attract greater foreign investment, according…
Storms Cut Bolivia’s Highways | Tormentas cortan las carreteras de Bolivia
By Unitel: Rains and landslides: Eight sections of the main highway network are impassable in the country In its report this Thursday, the Bolivian Highway Administration (ABC) detailed that eight sections of the main highway network are impassable, while in another five there are detours or lane restrictions [Photo: ABC] / The El Salto–Monteagudo section…
Alcoholism: Relapse Signals | Alcoholismo: Señales de recaída
By Bolivian Thoughts: Observations and Points for Bolivian Reality Based on the Study on Alcohol-Use Disorder Relapse The study presented by John F. Kelly, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, reminds us that recovery from alcoholism is a lifelong process and that relapses can occur even after many years of sobriety. This conclusion has…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 