Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: Exports in the month of August Nontraditional fall 33% in value Data. Volume sales were down 15%, according to the IBCE based on the INE report. Exports of non-traditional products as of August 2015, both in agriculture with manufacturing industry as a whole were down 33% in value and…
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Detailed review of the Bolivian gov’s “accomplishments” using an IMF study on export prices decline.
Using this analysis from an IMF, World Economic Outlook study; direct ties with Bolivia situation are commented in these type of [brackets] along the whole document: WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ANALYSIS Commodity Exporters Facing the Difficult Aftermath of the Boom IMF Survey September 28, 2015 Commodity-exporting economies likely to slow further given weak commodity price outlook…
Is Bolivia doing anything about fulfilling the sustainable development goals for this Millennium?
From the World Economic Forum… . Excerpts follow from: “I am pleased to share some good news for people and planet,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said to a packed room of press delegates. The good news? After three years of negotiations and debate, 193 countries had agreed to a set of development goals more bold…
The Bolivian harsh reality… politically, economically… demagogically
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: The harsh reality It is touching the effort made by the Minister of Finance to ensure that everything is going well and that the crisis of raw materials affects every country in the world except for Bolivia. President Evo Morales himself had to come forward and admit that it…
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…
Corruption, lack of competitiveness, anarchy and governmental aggression! A typical day under current coca-grower presidency!
The cartoons shown here were published on August 24, 2015, they represent a “normal” day since the coca grower leader assumed power almost ten years ago… and he intends to perpetuate in power?! … hell NO!!! This is from El Dia: It shows the “effort” to extinguish the allegations of corruption by the “controller” of…
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