Editorial from El Diario: Business deficit originated in 14 years In the 14 years of government of Evo Morales and Álvaro García Linera, Bolivia contracted a growing external debt of 11 billion dollars and is 26% of the Gross Domestic Product. The fiscal deficit is 28%, undoubtedly the highest in the country’s economic history due…
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Sumitomo to halt operations at mines in Bolivia, Madagascar to prevent coronavirus spread
Reuters reports: TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) – Sumitomo Corp will temporarily suspend operation at its San Cristobal silver-zinc-lead mine in Bolivia and its Ambatovy nickel mine in Madagascar to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, it said on Thursday. The company said it is examining any impact on its earnings for the current business year…
Video: Shopkeepers in Bolivia Violating Quarantine Attack Journalists
Frances Martel reports for Breitbart: Shopkeepers at a plaza in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, attacked a team of journalists and kidnapped them on Monday, threatening not to let them out if they did not delete footage of the shopkeepers violating a coronavirus quarantine. Bolivia, like many other countries, has imposed a 14-day lockdown to prevent the spread of…
MORALES’S OUSTER LEAVES BOLIVIA’S ECONOMY IN PRECARIOUS POSITION
By John Manning, International Banker It’s been an eventful last few months for Bolivia, especially since October, when then-President Evo Morales, the country’s leader for more than 13 years, was forced from his position on the back of a disputed election. One of the most economically successful of Latin America’s new crop of leftist leaders who…
War: unity, resilience and creativity – Guerra: unidad, resiliencia y creatividad
Gonzalo Chavez writes in Pagina Siete: War: unity, resilience and creativity A major economic crisis is looming. Black clouds loaded with rays of instability are approaching from the external front. The coronavirus stops the national and world economy in its tracks. The forecast: sharp slowdown in the Bolivian economy and even recession. In domestic politics,…
Shine on, Shine Heroes
BOLIVIA, DOCUMENTARY, FEDERICO ESTOL, LA PAZ, PHOTOBOOK Written by Hannah Abel-Hirsch for the British Journal of Photography: All images © Federico Estol. Federico Estol empowers the vilified shoeshiners of La Paz, Bolivia, turning their working lives into a fictional tale of superheroes This article was originally published in issue #7893 of British Journal of Photography. Visit the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 