Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: Strong, solid, autonomous and decentralized I will agree on the idea of the vice president about the regions/departments prefering a ‘strong’ and ‘solid’ State; I think, actually, that’s the aspiration of any citizen who sees that the homeland is the victim of roads, mines take overs, parks occupation, destruction…
Category: Economics
Detailed review of the Bolivian gov’s “accomplishments” using an IMF study on export prices decline.
Using this analysis from an IMF, World Economic Outlook study; direct ties with Bolivia situation are commented in these type of [brackets] along the whole document: WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ANALYSIS Commodity Exporters Facing the Difficult Aftermath of the Boom IMF Survey September 28, 2015 Commodity-exporting economies likely to slow further given weak commodity price outlook…
Shames of Chile and Bolivia
Humberto Vacaflor writes in hoybolivia.com: Shames of Chile and Bolivia According tells Alcides Arguedas, a serious historian, after the invasion of the Bolivian coast, Chile sent a message with a German tinge, in the words of Ambassador Abraham Konig, in saying: “The coast is rich and worth millions, we already knew it. We keep it…
Democracy in peril: Bolivia Panel Clears Bill to Change Constitution
From The Wall Street Journal: Bolivia Panel Clears Bill to Change Constitution A Bolivian legislative committee has approved a bill to change the constitution, paving the way for President Evo Morales to stay in power beyond his current term. The bill, which was cleared late Tuesday by the constitutional committee, will be sent to the…
Bolivian miners exploit gold at 5000 meters above sea level
Pagina Siete reports: Cooperative reduced the use of mercury Miners exploit gold at 5000 meters above sea level The mine is behind the Illimani. They work in the rain and dense fog. Lung diseases are very common in the cooperative miners of 15 de Agosto [August 15], even more because they are exposed to temperatures…
Is Bolivia doing anything about fulfilling the sustainable development goals for this Millennium?
From the World Economic Forum… . Excerpts follow from: “I am pleased to share some good news for people and planet,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said to a packed room of press delegates. The good news? After three years of negotiations and debate, 193 countries had agreed to a set of development goals more bold…
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