World of Electric Vehicles reports: Expert warns Bolivia will not enter the new global energy mix with lithium In a recent interview with the Spanish news agency EFE, Bolivian lithium expert, Juan Carlos Zuleta, warned that Bolivia will not be part of the new global energy mix with lithium because it has not been able…
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Ex-Presidents, Opposition Figures Accuse Bolivia’s Morales of Political Persecution
Latin American Herald Tribune reports: Ex-Presidents, Opposition Figures Accuse Bolivia’s Morales of Political Persecution LA PAZ – Two former Bolivian presidents, an ex-vice president and three leaders of opposition parties on Wednesday said that President Evo Morales has transformed the judiciary into an “instrument of political persecution” to take action against his adversaries, thus damaging…
Alert when you buy gasoline: ANH instructs suppliers to include notice of debts on invoices
Hilton Heredia reports for El Deber: ANH instructs suppliers to include notice of debts on invoices Some users were surprised to see that on their bills appeared a notice of their tax debt to the municipality. The National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) instructed all suppliers in the country to issue invoices for the purchase of fuel…
The more you “stay” in government, the more you have to lie: propaganda hides ineptitude
El Dia reports: In six years More than Bs2,200 million were spent on communication The Ministry of Communication between 2011-2016 had a budget of more than 2.271 million Bolivians. In 2016, it was the year that received more financial resources that surpassed the 660.4 million Bolivians. According to data provided by the Ministry of Communication,…
Top Bolivian NGO facing eviction – given just days to move archive
David Hill reports for The Guardian: Top Bolivian NGO facing eviction – given just days to move archive Director of CEDIB in Cochabamba says they’re being punished for criticising natural resource exploitation and other government policies. One of Bolivia’s leading social and environmental organisations has been plunged into crisis after being told it must clear…
A rational wage increase is the best option for Bolivia!
Miguel Roca reports for El Deber: IBCE suggests a rational wage increase From the IBCE, they consider that an increase higher than the index of inflation would bring negative consequences in the companies and would affect labor stability. Gary Rodriguez, general manager of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE), warned Wednesday [04/05/2017] that a…
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