Today, as Bolivian president was visiting Argentina, the Jewish Community repudiated him because of his “lame” excuse regarding his invitation to criminal Ahmad Vahidi, current Iran’s minister of defense. NGO “Defendamos Buenos Aires” wanted to declare current Bolivian president as persona non grata. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20110630/comunidad-judia-repudia-visita-de-morales-a-argentina-por-haber-recibido-a_131911_267257.html
Month: June 2011
TIPNIS, road and environmental damage
Actual Bolivian president said yesterday that the road that will cut in half the TIPNIS protected area will be built, regardless of who complaints about it, “…whether anyone likes it or not…”. He went on to criticizing those environmental and indigenous advocates who want to stop the construction of that road. http://www.eldeber.com.bo/2011/2011-06-29/vernotaahora.php?id=110629171812 I will just like…
Will Bolivia restore diplomatic relations with the USA?
Yesterday’s Pagina Siete editorial recalls an earlier interview with Bolivian Foreign Affairs minister. Where Choquehuanca had mentioned he once told American diplomats: “… we prefer not to receive cooperation but to have good relations.” According to this government, this impasse is in the verge of being resolved. Apparently the problem relied on a clause proposed…
Negative government intervention and anarchy – UPDATE
Regarding this government’s intention to control prices, a reaction came from the International Monetary Fund (IMF): Gabriel Lopetegui, Chief of Mission for the IMF in Bolivia, said yesterday that world food prices in the last years, were consistently high and that generates social negative impacts. He also stated that a solution to that problem is…
Enrique Garcia, CAF: Bolivia should be proud!!
Kudos for Bolivian Enrique Garcia, he was reelected (unanimously) by CAF’s Board, to continue as its Executive President. Since he started, CAF’s patrimony went up ten times; and assets by 18 times. A small development organization that was serving the Andean countries, is in the verge of becoming the most important development bank for Latin America….
Negative government intervention and anarchy
Unfortunate news were released today: Negative government economic intervention and violent takeover of a mine resulted in the murder of one woman. Teresa Morales, Productive Development Ministry, has stated that there will be a range of approved prices for poultry, corn, wheat, sorghum, sugar cane. She said that given the “succesful” control of vegetable oil pricing,…
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