Matthew Bristow reports for Bloomberg: Fitch Says Bolivia Reserves Are No Longer Enough for FX Peg Bolivia has depleted its “war chest” of international reserves to the point that it no longer has enough dollars to defend the nation’s fixed exchange rate, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch in November downgraded the Andean country to B+,…
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Si esto no es una despreciable manipulación y corrupción masista … que es?!
Página Siete informa: La nacionalización no llegó a 21 estatales para eludir fiscalización El gobierno del MAS compró la mayoría de sus acciones, pero dejó unas cuantas en manos privadas, para que así se rijan por el Código de Comercio. La nacionalización de todas las empresas estratégicas del Estado, que el gobierno del Movimiento Al…
Exclusive: Bolivia’s new lithium tsar says country should go it alone
Adam Jourdan reports for Reuters: LA PAZ (Reuters) – The new chief of Bolivia’s state-owned lithium company YLB plans strict limits on foreign investment in extraction and processing of the white metal key to electric vehicle batteries, he told Reuters in his first interview with international media since taking the reins this month. Juan Carlos…
Unity is a new nation project – La unidad es un nuevo proyecto de nación
Gonzalo Chávez writes in Pagina Siete: Unity is a new nation project We begin 2020 with a task that seems Herculean and almost impossible to implement: the construction of a single party front that disputes the next national elections. Everything indicates that the Socialism Movement (MAS) will continue to be an important electoral and political…
Of little ropes, little soccer fields and the vision of the fallen – De pititas, canchitas y la visión de los caídos
Alberto Bonadona writes in Pagina Siete, photo from the internet: Of little ropes, little soccer fields and the vision of the fallen Behind the simple little ropes were crowds. Crowds that, first, protected their vote that wanted to be whisked away. Second, crowds of citizens who went out peacefully to protest against a government that…
The Minister of Economy estimates a growth of 2.6% by 2020 – El ministro de Economía estima un crecimiento de 2,6% para 2020
Mauricio Vasquez reports for El Deber: The Minister of Economy estimates a growth of 2.6% by 2020 The authority, which was on Saturday at EL DEBER Radio, said the transition government will guarantee the exchange rate and the payment of bonds. In addition, he said that the inflation of this year will not be high…
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