Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Although the MAS government is the one that allocates the largest fortunes to propaganda, which would make one believe that it appreciates the dissemination of information, at the same time it prohibits the release of news. It is a vocation that began in 2006, when it ordered YPFB to discontinue monthly…
Category: Energy
Would Petrobras risk to invest with the masismo? | ¿Se arriesgaría Petrobras a invertir con el masismo?
Reuters: Brazil’s Petrobras says no deal for fertilizer plant in Bolivia SAO PAULO, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Thursday it has not reached any deal with Bolivia’s YPFB on potentially building a new fertilizer plant in the neighboring country. The statement in a securities filing comes a day…
20 years after the Gas War | 20 años después de la Guerra del Gas
Editorial, El Deber: Today marks 20 years since the so-called Gas War, which began as such, but which began a new period for Bolivia. ‘Black October’ ended with 67 people dead, the overthrow of a president, more than 400 people injured and a new political agenda for Bolivia. Is the country better now than then?…
Bolivian economy enters a slowdown again | Economía boliviana ingresa de nuevo a una desaceleración
El Diario: The lack of resources will be reflected in public investment The national economy once again entered a slowdown and estimates from international organizations show that the decline will continue until 2025, due to an adverse international context. The latest World Bank growth report lowered Bolivia’s projection to 1.9%, a similar figure was presented…
Cashier word | Palabra de cajero
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: The coca grower Morales revealed that in the cabinet meetings of his government, Luis Arce was known as “the cashier,” and not the ideologue of the supposed economic model of the MAS. And he added that, if Arce had been an ideologue, at this moment, when he is president, he would…
La exploración de petróleo y gas amenaza el suministro de agua del Chaco boliviano | Oil and gas exploration threatens Bolivian Chaco water supply
Mongabay y El Deber: por Iván Paredes Tamayo, Nelfi Fernández Reyes el 24 de Agosto 2023 | Traducido por Sydney Sims El Parque Nacional Aguaragüe, ubicado al sur de Bolivia, sufre la explotación de hidrocarburos, que se realiza en esta región desde hace más de 100 años. Los suelos y las fuentes de agua del parque se están contaminando…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 