From Bloomberg BusinessWeek, although over a year old of being written, it holds fully: Bolivia’s Rare Bond Sale Proves a Warning to Yield Hunters By Nathan Gill and Veronica Navarro Espinosa January 24, 2013 Bolivia’s first international bond sale in almost a century is turning into a cautionary tale for fixed-income investors trying to bolster…
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Bolivia gov neglects to acknowledge we are entering economic crisis!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The economic adjustment The government does not accept the crisis, is taking steps to try to reduce its effects but certainly their habit makes them insists and announce monumental works such as Palacio Quemado 2. Using wrong numbers by mistake or on purpose, it does not seem advisable. Probably…
Protected Areas of Bolivia 101
Jorge Arteaga writes in El Diario: “We should all travel to these earthly paradises” Protected Areas of Bolivia [Pics above belong to http://www.boliviabella.com/parques-nacionales-de-bolivia.html%5D Two-thirds of Bolivia are found in the Amazon that, on average, is about 200 meters above sea level (masl). Then, the Bolivian territory rises westward to reach the high plateau, about…
A book to know Santa Cruz
El Dia reports: Alcides Parejas A book to know Santa Cruz Release. It will be in the Haraganes Fraternity. History of the cruceños “is the new book that will be presented by the historian Alcides Parejas Moreno on Tuesday, October 28 in the Haraganes fraternity, under the publisher La Hoquera [The Bonfire]. A work that…
Bolivia and The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015
The World Economic Forum has issued its Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015. The information regarding Bolivia follows: . . [If you notice the first six marks are a direct result of the coca grower’s government. They managed to isolate Bolivia from sustainable growth, scare away investors, impose quotas on the food industry, de-dolarization, a corrupt and large…
Mutun, a constant reminder of current gov’s inefficiency!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The Mutún gasometer The Mutún steel project is not working, it is true, but plays an irreplaceable role: used to know how much natural gas is available to Bolivians after the demand for Argentina and Brazil has been serviced. The “gas war” that was fought earlier this century, has…
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