Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: The harsh reality It is touching the effort made by the Minister of Finance to ensure that everything is going well and that the crisis of raw materials affects every country in the world except for Bolivia. President Evo Morales himself had to come forward and admit that it…
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Ismael Cala says that the interview with Evo made him “want to vomit”
Omar Pereyra in eju.tv reports from CNN: Ismael Cala says that the interview with Evo made him “want to vomit” In the program “Oppenheimer presents” last Sunday night [09/06/2015], the popular presenter of CNN Ismael Cala said that the interviews with some politicians make him want to vomit, adding that the last case of this…
Bolivia’s situation regarding floods, hunger, poverty…
From ReliefWeb: Informing humanitarians worldwide. ReliefWeb has been the leading source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and disasters since 1996. Bolivia Situation Report #2, 07 September 2015 Highlights • The Government officially requested WFP to support flood-affected families in the northern Santa Cruz department. • WFP has assessed the affected area and indicated…
Bolivia fails to calculate inflation data… on purpose?!
El Diario reports: They do not represent the reality Jubilee questions INE inflation data The Jubilee Foundation has questioned, again, the parameters of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Bolivia, used by the National Statistics Institute (INE) to calculate inflation and said they did not represent the reality of the country. In the middle of…
What are we doing to restore Titicaca Lake?
La Prensa reports: Daily fish, frogs and other amphibians are dying They will recover the lake with Bs3,000 million At least Bs3,000 million will be invested to implement the recovery plan for Lake Titicaca. “So far, from what we have collected from metropolitan plans, development plans, we have seen the need for about Bs3,000 million,…
Bolivian government contradicts themselves?! … or is it part of their electoral show?
El Diario reports: Observed contradictions in economic matters Economists believe that there is confusion because the finance minister is more optimistic than the president. Economists noted contradictions between the statements of President of the State, Evo Morales, and Economy Minister Luis Arce, on the economic situation of Bolivia. For the industry sector, it is a…
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