UNESCO reports: Manuel Olivera Andrade: Young researchers must make their voices heard Manuel Olivera Andrade, young Bolivian researcher, receives the UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean, on Monday, 26 October 2015, at UNESCO Headquarters, Room I, at 6:30 pm. The ceremony is part of the…
Category: Energy
Some effects of oil at 50 dollars per barrel
Carlos Miranda writes in Pagina Siete, excerpts follow: Some effects of oil at 50 dollars per barrel … “We must not forget that in 2014 the transnational oil companies demanding a higher price on top of 100 dollars/barrel to continue exploring in search of larger reserves, arguing that the costs of operation and taxes had…
Guaraní people turn to the law to fight latest battle with Bolivian authorities
Toby Stirling Hill reports for The Guardian: The history of Bolivia’s Guaraní, an indigenous people living in the country’s southern lowlands, is one of struggle in defence of their territory. In 1892, an uprising against local landowners ended with the massacre of more than 2,000 Guaraní. A century later, Guaraní activists confronted oil companies seeking…
Bolivian nontraditional exports fall 33% in value
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…
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…
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