Nicola Carruthers reports for The Spirits Business: The US and Bolivia have signed an agreement to recognise Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey as American products, and Singani as a Bolivian spirit. Last Friday (24 January), United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Bolivia’s foreign minister Karen Longaric signed the deal during a ceremony in Washington DC,…
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Rare Amazon bush dogs caught on camera in Bolivia
Rhett Butler reports in Mongabay: Video footage of a pack of rarely-seen bush dogs has been captured by a camera trap at a ranch in eastern Bolivia. The footage, was captured at San Miguelito, a ranch located about 190 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of the city of Santa Cruz. The video shows a group of…
Bolivia needs to adjust the exchange rate to the dollar, soon!
Matthew Bristow reports for Bloomberg: Fitch Says Bolivia Reserves Are No Longer Enough for FX Peg Bolivia has depleted its “war chest” of international reserves to the point that it no longer has enough dollars to defend the nation’s fixed exchange rate, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch in November downgraded the Andean country to B+,…
Cómo votar? – How to vote?
Hora de recordar el mejor consejo que me dieron sobre votar. Votar no es un matrimonio – es transporte público. No estás esperando al “elegido” que es absolutamente perfecto. Lo que estás haciendo es subirte al bus. Si no hay un bus que te lleve exactamente a tu destino, no te quedas en casa a…
The orgiastic economic policy of Evo Morales – La orgiástica política económica de Evo Morales
An Editorial from El Diario: The orgiastic economic policy of Evo Morales The poor administration of national and state assets by the MAS government, the political party of former President Evo Morales, exceeded all levels of inefficiency and irresponsibility that gave rise to unbridled corruption and waste of money owned by the Bolivian people. It…
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