El Diario reports: Analyst says Government policies allow smuggling The analyst Ivan Arias said that repeated policy of “let be and let pass” [laissez faire – laissez passer] in the field of smuggling has made informal trade to be the only important activity in some populations of the country apart from agricultural production. “It’s a…
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Against perpetuity of the coca grower in the Bolivian presidency
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: Against perpetuity In fact H.E. [His Excellency], has already accepted his fourth presidential candidacy. For that to happen, he has outrageously lied to Bolivia, first in 2009 and then last year when he publicly stated that he would not mediate electorally. He lied, but the crime is he ignored…
Lies that help them grapple the political power: Communism and economy, we must be attentive in Bolivia!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Communism and economy The Shanghai stock market continues to deliver bad news, for the anguish of those who had made plans based on the Chinese economy to continue to demand commodities. The collapse of the stock and the flight of hundreds of Chinese companies from the stock market surprised…
Bolivia needs to expedite its export routes better!
El Deber reports: Exporters ask to clean water hyacinths at Tamengo channel Vegetation covers a major portion of the channel. Private sector does not see major problems. Again a part of the channel Tamengo and Caceres lagoon in the border areas of Puerto Suarez and Puerto Quijarro are covered by water hyacinths (vegetation), which prevents the…
Undeniable truth: “Bolivia does not need a nuclear plant”
El Diario reports: Franchesco Zaratti, Physicist: “Bolivia does not need a nuclear plant” • Lack of information created confusion on Mallasilla neighbors. • In Santa Cruz, also rejected a parliamentary initiative for the project to be transferred to that capital. The doctor in physics, Franchesco Zaratti said yesterday in an interview that “Bolivia does not…
NO STATE ADVERTISING FOR “POLITICIZED” MEDIA IN BOLIVIA
NO STATE ADVERTISING FOR “POLITICIZED” MEDIA IN BOLIVIA PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2015. UPDATED ON FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2015. Reporters Without Borders condemns last week’s government announcement that “politicized” news media will be denied the funding that comes from state advertising. The announcement was made on 10 August by Vice-President Alvaro García Linera, who…
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