Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: Strong, solid, autonomous and decentralized I will agree on the idea of the vice president about the regions/departments prefering a ‘strong’ and ‘solid’ State; I think, actually, that’s the aspiration of any citizen who sees that the homeland is the victim of roads, mines take overs, parks occupation, destruction…
Category: Business
Detailed review of the Bolivian gov’s “accomplishments” using an IMF study on export prices decline.
Using this analysis from an IMF, World Economic Outlook study; direct ties with Bolivia situation are commented in these type of [brackets] along the whole document: WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ANALYSIS Commodity Exporters Facing the Difficult Aftermath of the Boom IMF Survey September 28, 2015 Commodity-exporting economies likely to slow further given weak commodity price outlook…
They unite to stop the trade in bushmeat
Carlos Muñiz reports for El Dia: Interior and Municipality They unite to stop the trade in bushmeat Road check points. Pailón and Cotoca are where most seizures were made by the illegal sale, officials report. Units of Biodiversity of the Governor’s office and Environment of the municipality of the city of Santa Cruz, joined forces…
Bolivian miners exploit gold at 5000 meters above sea level
Pagina Siete reports: Cooperative reduced the use of mercury Miners exploit gold at 5000 meters above sea level The mine is behind the Illimani. They work in the rain and dense fog. Lung diseases are very common in the cooperative miners of 15 de Agosto [August 15], even more because they are exposed to temperatures…
Is Bolivia doing anything about fulfilling the sustainable development goals for this Millennium?
From the World Economic Forum… . Excerpts follow from: “I am pleased to share some good news for people and planet,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said to a packed room of press delegates. The good news? After three years of negotiations and debate, 193 countries had agreed to a set of development goals more bold…
The futility of indignation in Bolivia…
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: The futility of indignation Until the indignation capacity is exhausted when you see on television H.E. [His Excellency] talking about the wonders of his Government on fanciful discoveries of new oil and gas fields, about how well he is doing as president, but, especially when brags that in United…
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