An important Editorial analysis from El Diario: Subvention, a great dilemma The Government, since the damn “gasolinazo” [Bolivian slang of a proposed high increase in the prices of gasoline, diesel and liquid gas] of December 2010, has left in abeyance concerns by that measure, since the determination to abolish subsidies was overturned, it opened new…
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Bolivia: Adopted laws and their contents between 2006 and September 2012
Fundacion Milenio again produces a very relevant report, translation in its entirety follows: Adopted laws and their contents between 2006 and September 2012 From the new political Constitution of the State (CPE) that governs from the 2009, the legislature is called Pluri-national Legislative Assembly (ALP), and its essential faculty is: “[…] approve and sanction laws…
Petrochemical 101, the great Bolivian tragicomedy
Carlos Miranda Pacheco is one of our hydrocarbons’ expert, his reflection appeared in Pagina Siete: Speaking of energy Petrochemical, the great national tragicomedy Government officials, with the enthusiasm of having discovered the wheel, brag about being the first to have advocated the industrialization of gas. Therefore, some clarifications are worthy. On October 18, 1969, general…
Important and timely env effort by Bolivian private sector!
We must embrace a more vigorous approach towards sustainable private ventures. Miriam Telma Jemio reports for Pagina Siete: Bolivian companies already measure their carbon footprint This global practice project joined Bolivia with the pilot project “after the carbon footprint”, executed during 2011 with financial support from CAF. How much does your daily activity bring to…
Now what happens after the Bolivian 2012 census? Some covenants and humor…
The Bolivian National population and housing census has taken place, what is next? A well done reflection comes from Ivan Arias Duran, from http://www.hoybolivia.com. In addition, a few cartoons serve to illustrate what happened and what is at stake: Post census: constructing four pacts The Census with all its virtues and defects has been made,…
More autonomy in Bolivia after the 2012 Census
Roberto Mendez reports for El Dia: In 4 levels you can plan development policies The 2012 census arrives with the demand for more autonomy Analysis. Experts, Government and opponents agree that the results must be interpreted by the central Government, governorates, municipalities and indigenous people. In Bolivia we come tomorrow [Nov/21/12] to the population and…
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