Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: After them: the flood The vice president has warned that failure not to continue the current system of government, the country would be faced with a return to conflict; and not even the appearances are kept, they are no longer interested in giving a sign of democratic institutions, the…
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There is concern over serious problems that can affect Bolivia
Armando Mariaca writes in El Diario: There is concern over serious problems that can affect the country Gone are the days of boom times overspending because it had “silver”; Time passed abuses that were committed at the expense of the government relied on his followers and more on who had the mission to take care…
Politics 101: The re-re-re-election does not strengthen democracy
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The re-re-re-election does not strengthen democracy The Constitution of the Plurinational State was clearly established in one of its transitory provisions, that Evo Morales could not run in the previous election; it did thanks to a lecture given by the Constitutional Court, an institution that was and is fully…
The Bolivian cocoa, among the 14 best in the world
Pagina Siete reports: The Bolivian cocoa, among the 50 best in the world The Bolivian Amazon cocoa is among the 50 best in the world. It will be nominated today [10/28/2015] in France, where the awards called the International Cocoa Awards is organized. This important event, recognizes every two years, the work of farmers and…
Some Bolivians do not want to pay taxes!
ANF reports for Pagina Siete: Union asks for a “forgiveness” [“perdonazo”] of tax liabilities and tax code changes The union [grocery sellers] leadership says that they have a debt of up to Bs10 million bebt in taxes, that is difficult to pay not even by selling their house and other assets. The Confederation of “retail”…
Plastic money transactions grow in Bolivia
ANF reports for El Diario: Plastic money transactions grow The use of the so-called plastic money, allowing pay for services and make purchases without the need for paper bills, advances in the country to a growth rate of 7.6% a year, as is clear from the information provided by the Authority Financial System Supervision (ASFI)…
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