Today, I’m posting an analysis made by a Santa Cruz reputable economist: Ruling gov disguises public investment figures! The central government disguised figures of public investment, including bonus payments (dignity rent, Juana Azurduy, Juancito Pinto) on investment which is not, includes payments of salaries of the consultants of public companies, which nor is investment in…
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Bolivian wine among the 200 best in the world
El Deber reports: Bolivian wine among the 200 best in the world The ‘Trivarietal Reserva’ from Campos de Solana brand received the International Wine of the Year title. The award is given for the first time in history to a Bolivian broth. The Trivarietal Reserve from the Tarija winery Campos de Solana was included among…
Bolivia’s Minimum Wage: How to Kill the Economy
From PanAm Post: Bolivia’s Minimum Wage: How to Kill the Economy Red Tape Forces Thousands to Scratch a Living in Informal Labor Sector by Roberto Ortiz March 17, 2015 at 3:11 pm Bolivian President Evo Morales has once again come to an agreement with the Bolivian Worker’s Center (COB) to increase their workers pay by…
Products made in Bolivia
From the Editorial section of Pagina Siete: Products made in Bolivia A packaged llajua [spice sauce made mainly with locoto/Capsicum pubescens and tomato], packaged pasankallas [sweet popcorn type] or singani [spirit made with distilled grapes, better than pisco] promoted by American film director and a long list of other innovations, are some examples of the…
Bolivian workers may get 15% increase on seniority bonus
Marcelo Campos reports for El Dia: By increasing the minimum wage Seniority bonus rises 15% Work. Businesses Reject increase and announce study to see the impact of the measure. The increase from 8.5% to 15% have basic and the national minimum, made automatically upload the seniority bonus of a worker up to 15% in all…
30.2% of Bolivian population were victim of corruption since the masismo assumed power… WTH?!
Bolivia has been shaken by increasing corruption and violence levels since the coca-grower caudillo assumed presidency. Almost a decade has past and over $150 billion dollars wasted. The ochlocracy is ruling the country and anarchy takes over. The following is an excerpt of The Economist article on corruption and my comment in that site: ……
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