A. D. Hans Soria reports for Los Tiempos: They doubt of viability of fertilizer plants The location and the lack of a marketing plan could subtract viability to the plants of fertilizers (urea and ammonia) that will be built in Carrasco, said the analysts Bernardo Prado and Alvaro Rios, who question that the Government has…
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Bolivian economics 101: results and expectations with current gov policies… August, 2012
To better illustrate how prepared we are to secure our daily lives, the following graphs and cartoons should serve us to think over what to expect and what to do in 2014… These graphs are from IBCE, see direct link for more info here Silver, Tin and Zinc international prices are going down, internally a…
Bolivia ranks 114 (out of 141) in the Global Innovation Index 2012 edition
INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, a specialized agency of the United Nations) co-publish The Global Innovation Index (GII) since 2012. This year in its fifth edition, the GII was previously published by INSEAD. The GII recognizes the key role of innovation as a driver of economic growth and prosperity and acknowledges the…
Astonishing presidential declarations over Jindal’s awarded contract!
Bolivian president has issued an statement that reflects the way Bolivia is handling its economic policies. Is it demagogue? lack of know-how? I don’t know but one thing is certain, social sectors’ pressures are turning our economic policies non-viable. From the website of hoybolivia.com, La Razon article: Evo reveals that contract signed with Jindal was…
Current Bolivian diplomacy through the humor lens
The following cartoons reflect how current Bolivian government mismanage our foreign affairs policy: This is from El Diario, June 22, 2012: We see the ruler of Venezuela, who has a great influence over our president, opening the Bolivian door to Iran’s president and the opposition flees… I’d say not only opposition but anyone in the…
Bolivian presidential silences…
I have to thank Humberto Vacaflor for writing in such a clear way about last presidential speech, it is so embarrassing, at all levels, the message the world receives from the one who is in charge of our beloved country. From El Deber: Presidential silences by Humberto Vacaflor Apart from the new demonstration of the…
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