Pagina Siete makes public the results of a poll conducted by IPSOS, regarding public opinion’s on current government ministers acceptance, 45% voted “none of them”: When respondents were consulted by who is the “best” inside the Cabinet Minister of Evo Morales, 45% said that “none” and another 22% abstained from comment. None of the members…
Category: Business
Bolivia is exposed and is vulnerable to the international economic crisis
Los Tiempos issued a report that warns about the international economic crisis, despite the continuing positive governmental statements that our economy is “armored,” this article reflects on important information, for full Spanish article please use link below: More than the 55 percent of Bolivian exports has as destination countries that, if all forecasts are met,…
New law in Bolivia to regulate land ownership by foreigners, January 2012
Pagina Siete reports about a new law that will affect foreigners who own agricultural land: The Government confirmed the wording of a draft law that will restrict the access and sale of land to foreigners, a proposal that emerged in the Social Summit in 2011. The Deputy Minister of lands, Edgar Valeriano, reported yesterday that…
Bolivian salary increase levels during 2012
El Deber, Juan Carlos Salinas Cortez writes about an upcoming conflict, salary increase levels for 2012: The first graph shows the consumer price index (CPI) for the last two years, the monthly variation; and the second shows the cumulative variation: The COB calls for no less than 20% improvement or a basic salary of Bs…
Bolivian wooden furniture exports in decline…
El Dia reports about how some public policies cause more damage than the help/support they were designed for: The furniture industry has been affected in their exports due to the decrease of the availability of raw material, this in direct relationship with the implementation of the Digital Forest Certificates (Cefos), which creates a tight control…
Quo Vadis Bolivian government?
Certainly that is a very intriguing question for 2012. This cartoon appeared in El Diario, January 3, 2012. Where is the Bolivian government going to???? Since this political party and current coca-grower and president started to govern, back in 2006, there are many of the “original” members of this government who are no longer there….
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