Bolivian Thoughts opinion: China’s loans/investments/contracts in Bolivia are tainted with the obscure relationship the Chinese had with evo, the autocrat. Beginning with the Zapata affaire, the numerous cases of Bolivian personnel being mistreated by Chinese supervisors, the atrocious effect on our biodiversity and wildlife, like the illegal hunting of Bolivian Jaguars for their fangs, the…
Category: Energy
So Much Gas, So Few Allies Spells Trouble in Populist Nation [evo, you’re done!]
Laura Millan Lombrana, Jonathan Gilbert, and Sabrina Valle report for Bloomberg: South America’s only successful populist government has triumphed largely thanks to the natural gas it exports to its neighbors. But that may soon be changing. Contracts with Bolivia’s biggest customers — Brazil and Argentina — are in the process of being renegotiated at a time when…
After failures to attract investments, what?
An Editorial from El Diario: The government, with a view to obtaining investments, on both the part of United States, England, Germany and Canada, organized meetings with businessmen and capitalists in each capital of those countries and tried to encourage them and give them assurances so that they invest financial capital, technology and human capital…
Division and waste in 13 years of government
El Diario reports: Evaluation of politicians Despite the economic boom in the price of raw materials in the international market, corruption tainted government management and health was the most affected, according to the binomial “Bolivia says No” President Evo Morales, on completing 13 years of continuous government, announced that he will provide a report on…
Contrary To Expectations, Bolivia Selects A Chinese Firm To Build Its First Industrial Lithium Carbonate Plant
Juan Carlos Zuleta writes in Seeking Alpha: Summary In a recent article I discussed in depth the contractual process for lithium industrialization in Bolivia. I also argued that the one for construction of an industrial lithium carbonate plant was apparently not only delayed but had an anticipated winner. I was then referring to the German…
Gas production and social crisis [evo’s wrongdoings]
An striking Editorial from El Diario: After the succession of setbacks that it suffered during this year, the country faces a panorama that is accentuated before the presence of other difficult and harsh problems to be solved. Among the latter is the one referred to the production of hydrocarbons that has entered in a moment…
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