From El Deber’s website, report made by C. Delgado y M. Chuquimia: Suspended charges against Rubén Costas The seventh judge of investigation criminal, Ivan Córdova, determined yesterday to rescind the Declaration of rebellion and the arrest warrants against Governor Rubén Costas by the proceedings for contempt, followed by the Prosecutor Marcelo Soza. “Citizen Rubén Costas has…
Month: January 2012
Bolivian wooden furniture exports in decline…
El Dia reports about how some public policies cause more damage than the help/support they were designed for: The furniture industry has been affected in their exports due to the decrease of the availability of raw material, this in direct relationship with the implementation of the Digital Forest Certificates (Cefos), which creates a tight control…
Juan Carlos Aduviri won best actor award in Poland
Pagina Siete article, written by Anahi Cazas, gives us great news, Bolivian actor Juan Carlos Aduviri has won another international recognition. The picture shows one scene of the movie: A few hours until the end of 2011, year in which his career as a professional actor took off, the actor Juan Carlos Aduviri, who lives…
Quo Vadis Bolivian government?
Certainly that is a very intriguing question for 2012. This cartoon appeared in El Diario, January 3, 2012. Where is the Bolivian government going to???? Since this political party and current coca-grower and president started to govern, back in 2006, there are many of the “original” members of this government who are no longer there….
Bolivia’s lithium to power electric cars
CCTV [links below are from CNTV] and Dan Collyns report from Uyuni, Potosi – Bolivia: Bolivia set to exploit vast lithium reserve 12-31-2011 08:00 BJT Hidden underneath an enormous extinct salt lake in Bolivia lies the world’s biggest untapped supply of lithium. The country’s president Evo Morales has pledged the exploitation of the mineral will…
Bolivia should not keep its currency high over the others… Monetary Policy 101, Jan 2012
El Dia reports today about the dangers of keeping a higher exchange rate of the Boliviano currency: The Government has defended the Bolivian currency appreciation, because it is an economic protective shield depending on the local markets. Several economists do not agree with this because the appreciation of one currency with respect to the other…
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