Martin Arostegui – Special to The Washington Times: Evo Morales seeks to defy Bolivia’s constitution, Latin America’s rightward shift At a time when leftist populism was supposed to be receding in Latin America, Bolivian President Evo Morales is trying to buck the trend by announcing his intention to seek an unprecedented fourth presidential term. Even…
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Bolivia: Living With Low Commodity Prices
International Monetary Funds reports: Bolivia: Living With Low Commodity Prices Growth expected to remain strong, but imbalances growing Key policy priorities: bringing down fiscal deficit, greater exchange rate flexibility Increasing private investment vital to boost future growth After a decade of substantial economic and social progress—supported by sound economic policies—Bolivia is being challenged by low…
German Cooperation and Chamber of Industry close project on energy management
hoybolivia.com reports: German Cooperation and Chamber of Industry close project on energy management The National Chamber of Industries (CNI) and the German Embassy closed on Thursday the project “Energy Management System, Certification NB/ISO 50001:2011”, which gave continuity to the projects: Mitigation measures to reduce the footprint of Carbon I and II, informed the institutional sources. “The…
Bolivia’s abandoned ski resort: A sign of droughts to come?
BBC News reports: Bolivia’s abandoned ski resort: A sign of droughts to come? Bolivia’s largest city, La Paz, is currently enduring its worst drought in a quarter of a century. Glaciers in the surrounding Andean mountains are key to its water supply. Simon Parker visited the abandoned ski resort of Chacaltaya, where locals say they…
evo is a true and despicable ochlocrat!
We can no longer expect otherwise, the coca grower caudillo has reached his full potential: the incapacity to govern! This cartoon is from El Dia 11/24/2016. It portrays the numerous failures at managing public funds and the total incompetence at delivering his demagogue, in an attempt to remain in power, after wasting over $150 billion…
This Country Is Running Out of Water Amid Historic Drought
Jan Rocha writes in EcoWatch: This Country Is Running Out of Water Amid Historic Drought The government of Bolivia, a landlocked country in the heart of South America, has been forced to declare a state of emergency as it faces its worst drought in at least 25 years. Much of the water supply to La…
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