Curent government officials, elected and appointed do not know how damaging are their impromptu acts for the institutionalization and law compliance of Bolivia. They generate opportunities for misunderstandings and in their very simplistic way, they believe they are managing this country? WRONG!!! From Pagina Siete: Ministry of the Presidency has already received TVs, iPods and…
Month: April 2013
What were really the living conditions, fairness under the Incas/Aymaras before Bolivia?!
An excellent article written by Juan Jose Toro Montoya. The interaction/behavior and development of the indigenous people of Bolivia is a fundamental cause to understand the politics of our Bolivia. From Los Tiempos: Privileged Indians Like the majority of Bolivians and Peruvians, I was a fan of the Inca Empire, that form of Government which…
Bolivia to continue to experience growth inertia
Carlos Schlink writes in El Deber: The inertia of the growth will continue The Bolivian economy has had positive and negative developments. Until end of year [2013] projections are that it will continue the inertia of the growth, but softer. It is projected that the GDP won’t grow beyond 4.5 percent because regulations that want…
Bolivian “poleconomics”: Is it enough to raise wages?
Gary gives again, a wonderful analysis on Bolivia’s economics and political situation, from El Deber: Is it enough to raise wages? The Government announcement of a mandatory increase of 8% to the basic salary and 20% to the national minimum stunned Bolivian entrepreneurship, which was declared in emergency, describing the measure as a blow to…
Current Bolivian gov through the humor lens…
This is from El Diario, March 13, 2013: Presidential crew talking: “…given the negative polls over his re-election.. he decided no to let go his presidential chair!!” As a good member of the so-called “socialism of the 21st century” and like the Chavez, Ortegas, Kirchners and Correas of the world, current government is spending lots…
Bolivia’s hottest border: the bioceanic route
Hector Velasco reports for Pagina Siete: The hottest border of the bioceanic route Road by Corumbá, Brazil, and Puerto Suarez, Bolivia, circulate daily truckloads of goods and people in both countries. There are smuggling and drug trafficking. The train that goes from the dusty Bolivian town of Puerto Suarez, on the border with Brazil, to…
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