Carlos A. Muñiz reports for El Dia: According to the ILO and HelpAge More seniors working in Bolivia Report. The main causes are because they can not cover contributions or are in the informal sector. A report issued in 2014 by HelpAge notes that in the last 10 years has increased the number of Bolivians…
Category: Economics
Bolivian gov’s mirage is fading! Sales drop in value and volume – Falling income, economic boom gone! – Trade deficit!
El Diario reports: First bimonthly 2015: Sales drop 27% in value and 6% by volume Bolivian exports to February 2015 show a general reduction in values and volumes exported. Likewise the average export prices have been continuously deteriorating, explained by less favorable external economic conditions. In the opinion of the Chamber of Exporters of Santa…
What is needed in Bolivia? Coca crops or textiles…?
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Coca crops or textiles When the government announced the dismissal of workers of the National Textile Corporation (Enatex), it should be disclosed for reasons of national accounting and awareness, the number of jobs that illegal coca has created in the country. Because, as everyone knows, the company that now…
Bolivians are we equal?
Ivan Finot writes in Pagina Siete: Bolivians are we equal? The foundation of equality is the respect for human rights, among these, political rights. In this all must be equal and the answer to the question is clearly: No. We have recently seen how the electoral courts have decided to provide citizens unequally vote. This…
Bolivia faces malnutrition and obesity!
This cartoon reflects clearly what is happening worldwide. Unfortunately, Bolivia is no exception. La Prensa reports: Concern Malnutrition goes down and obesity goes up The head of the Food and Nutrition Unit of the Ministry of Health, Evelin Cerruto, has expressed concern that in Bolivia malnutrition fell, but cases of overweight and obesity are increasing…
After a decade, these cartoons summarize current gov’s “accomplishments” WTH?!
Bolivia has lost a decade under current ruling, and over $150 BILLION dollars that were wasted! These two cartoons from El Diario serve to illustrate the ruling of the coca-grower caudillo, the incompetence of this rulers just deserve a name: ochlocracy. This appeared April 28. 2015. A beaten citizen crawls in a police dispatch: Man:…
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