PAUL FROESE for the Union-Bulletin: Breakfast that mid-January morning was a plate piled high with fried trout, boiled potatoes and rice, with a side of tomato and cucumber salad. We had a long day of travel ahead, and our Peruvian hosts wanted to make sure we wouldn’t get hungry before reaching our destination. I had…
Month: April 2020
Human Resilience, Microfinance, and the Evolution of Potatoes
J.P. Kloninger, Program Manager for CSR News: J.P. Kloninger is the Program Manager for Whole Planet Foundation’s North America microfinance portfolio and Team Member Giving. He previously served as Program Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, and as Administrator of Finance and Business Analysis. A native Californian who grew up in Costa Rica, J.P. has diverse…
Cocaine and coronavirus
Gregorio Lanza writes in Pagina Siete: Conflicts, coca growers of the Chapare and coronavirus The leaders of the six coca producer federations in the tropics of Cochabamba rejected the entry of the Police into the region. One wonders, revenge? Provocation? Evo Morales’ instructions? or defense of drug production? Perhaps all together, however, if you analyze…
IMF Executive Board Approves US$327 Million in Emergency Support to Bolivia to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
Press release 20/170: April 17, 2020 The IMF approved Bolivia’s request for emergency financial assistance of about US$327 million under the Rapid Financing Instrument to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This assistance will help Bolivia support urgently required medical spending and relief measures to preserve social protection spending. Additional support from other development partners will also…
Bolivian Thoughts 