Marco Chuquimia reports for El Deber: DRAFT LAW Private request 5 incentives on new Investment Law The draft has 29 articles and raises a new law of conciliation and arbitration to resolve processes. There will be three months for regulations and the regulatory transition. Security on the property; stability of the tax system; arbitration processes;…
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U.S. hardens position with Bolivia and withdraws cooperation
Ivan Paredes reports for El Deber: COLD BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP U.S. hardens position with Bolivia and withdraws cooperation The decision is given a day when Evo suggested to spy on Obama. In La Paz, masistas ranks say that determination will not affect the country and that without the help of U.S. moves better. Evo Morales was…
Inefficiency of the forced industrialization
Armando Mendez writes in Pagina Siete: Inefficiency of the forced industrialization Interventionism and State interventionism is a fact that was firmly in the past. It began in Europe, with what is called mercantilism and dates from the 1500’s. Before in the economy, there was no per capita growth. Production increased as the population increased, equal…
Do Bolivians eat properly?
Monica Briancon writes in La Prensa: POPOLO GRASSO, POPOLO MAGRO [FAT PEOPLE, SKINNY PEOPLE] Some time ago, in a social venue, I was departing with friends, chit chat. One of them, openly, entrusted to the group that in Bolivia being skinny is a luxury. All the others nodded and agreed with the statement. Those who were…
Bolivian History 101: The capitulation of Puerto Alonso
Luis S Crespo wrote in El Diario, January 24, 1923: The capitulation of Puerto Alonso After the founding of Puerto Alonso on the Acre River, the national delegate had issued measures to establish sovereignty in these remote regions. With the Decree of January 4, 1899 it was declared ‘open to merchant navigation of all nations…
Vargas Llosa and his vision of Bolivia
A good Editorial from El Dia: Vargas Llosa and his vision of Bolivia The first disappointed with Vargas Llosa’s visit should be the Government of Evo Morales, because despite the enormous expectations that had in this regard, the writer made very few criticisms to the Bolivian regime, and only talked about populism, who considered being…
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