Bolivians look almost daily at the Cerro Rico de Potosi (rich mountain) in our code of arms, in our coins… yet very few of us realize that this national emblem can be lost… ANF reports and printed in La Opinion: THE CONTRACTED COMPANY HAS NINE MONTHS TO WORK. The Government already disbursed Bs10 million for…
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Almost a nightmare for the Bolivian soy producers/exporters…
Gary Antonio Rodriguez Alvares writes for El Deber: Soy: the troubles of success “A great harvest of soybeans is looming and a new record of production looms. What is missing is the logistics and infrastructure so that these grains to come out with celerity and efficiency”, are claiming the Uruguayan producers. The port of Nueva…
Backyard reference was just an excuse for Bolivia’s decision to expel USAID
Many people in Bolivia believe the absurd excuse that current Bolivia president gave regarding his irresponsible decision to expel the greatest binational donor agency ever to assist Bolivia. The “backyard” reference made by Kerry, and used by the occasional president of Bolivia to expel USAID, is completely distorted, manipulated and confuses the people of Bolivia….
Bolivian poverty, underdevelopment and lack of employment
An Editorial from El Diario: Poverty, underdevelopment and lack of employment Due to the high international prices of gas, minerals and some commodities that we export, our income in foreign currency have risen considerably compared to what happened until eight or more years ago. That kind of surplus has allowed that the country has very…
Bolivian taxes 101
Juan Jose Toro Montoya writes for Los Tiempos: Taxes The State is the common house and, as all home, need money to support itself. That is the simplest explanation for the existence of taxes or taxes that are not anything other than the payments we make the inhabitants of the common house to keep it…
Bolivians living abroad will be able to vote…
Carlos Cordero Carraffa writes for El Deber: Bolivians will vote abroad The Electoral body recently reported that for the general elections of 2014, they will expand the universe of Bolivian voters abroad. This decision, apparently innocuous, ratifies perverse mechanisms of inequality and unfairness in the electoral competition between parties and introduces the intention of favouring…
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