Ambivalence in the speech of government officials is damaging our ability to capture foreign capital investment for years to come. At times, current government attends meetings where they invite foreign capitals to come, at other they attack capitalism and do not enforce the law, allowing for violent take overs and anarchy to rule our businesses…
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Mallku Khota’s community people call for nationalization in exchange for hostages
It is plain anarchy and blackmail, our mining industry is going down the drain, this is not the way to attract foreign capital or at least intend to sell our ores. Not only those community people are wrong, so is current government for letting this happen, El Diario reports: The President of the Committee for…
Bolivian Economics 101:The economic agenda, in its ‘infancy’
This is an interesting and enlightening article made by Juan Carlos Salinas Cortez for El Deber: Already five months passed since at the Social and Economic Summit in Cochabamba and promoted by the Government to ‘set the ground rules’ for the elaboration of economic and productive agenda with the private sector. However, so far the…
Rock Art Congress bring experts to Bolivia from five continents
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: For the first time, 300 researchers from countries of America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa will gather from June 25 -29 in La Paz in an Archaeology and Rock Art Congress. The meeting is organized as part of the activities of the celebration of the 25 years of the…
Bolivia has 30 varieties of Quinoa!!
At last some positive news! We have a very rich wildlife which as is in this case. These varieties could provide us with the comparative advantage we need to sell our products overseas. Not so long ago a European producer advertised they were getting a fine vodka liquor out of quinoa; I know there are…
Mining 101: in Bolivia is a difficult business
Four articles related with mining in Bolivia, appeared in newspapers yesterday; they will help understand how this business currently operates in Bolivia. From Pagina Siete: In four years there were at least 114 [illegal] mining sites’ takeovers At least 114 mineral deposits were bullied in the past four years by cooperatives and herders, according to…
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