INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, a specialized agency of the United Nations) co-publish The Global Innovation Index (GII) since 2012. This year in its fifth edition, the GII was previously published by INSEAD. The GII recognizes the key role of innovation as a driver of economic growth and prosperity and acknowledges the…
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Astonishing presidential declarations over Jindal’s awarded contract!
Bolivian president has issued an statement that reflects the way Bolivia is handling its economic policies. Is it demagogue? lack of know-how? I don’t know but one thing is certain, social sectors’ pressures are turning our economic policies non-viable. From the website of hoybolivia.com, La Razon article: Evo reveals that contract signed with Jindal was…
Bolivian presidential silences…
I have to thank Humberto Vacaflor for writing in such a clear way about last presidential speech, it is so embarrassing, at all levels, the message the world receives from the one who is in charge of our beloved country. From El Deber: Presidential silences by Humberto Vacaflor Apart from the new demonstration of the…
Bolivia 101 – Survey results: Corruption is what ashames most Bolivians
El Deber published a very interesting survey regarding Bolivians’ perceptions, it is a good way to understand how much have we changed or remain the way we remembered before leaving our beloved country… Corruption is what ashames most Bolivians SURVEY. Drug trafficking is also pointed out by the inhabitants of the nine capitals and El…
Bolivia: Internal and external conflicts are raging
On the day that we celebrate our independence, I chose this article from Los Tiempos, to remind us that only 3% of our 187 independent years have found us under this shocking and stressing lifestyle… but nonetheless have damaged the core of our nationality, the inner soul of our co-existence… Internal and external conflicts are…
Investments 101 – Mallku Khota: How to scare away private investment, by current Bolivian gov…
The following news from El Deber [using government’s official site ABI] and many cartoons from Bolivian press, reflect an undisputed reality: we can scare away the most loyal, fiercest investor, and so all needed employment for Bolivian households. Government seals reversal of Mallku Khota Hill The promulgation of Supreme Decree 1308 today [August 2, 2012]…
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