Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: Manage illegality There is an area of the end of year balance, that will probably be bypassed by officers and employees of the Government. It is a balance that would help understand the pride of the Minister of Economy and his covered, concealed or re-covered helpers. Should be called:…
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In Bolivia this is not an understatement: “Justice is rotten”
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: “Justice is rotten” Said by the vice president and I support him fully for the first time: “Justice is rotten”. What has not said by the ‘vice’ is that justice is rotten from the moment that the MAS (who would have that idea?) came up with those judicial elections….
Masistas brag about our economy being armored… but
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: The real armor The construction boom that took place in Cochabamba has built so many apartments that most apartment buildings are empty. If these buildings had been done with money from the bank, this would be a bubble, as it was in the United States. But the bank arrears…
German Ambassador knows better than the masistas!
Erbol reports in Pagina Siete: From GERMANY Ambassador sees “complicated” to invest in Bolivia The German Ambassador to Bolivia, Peter Linder said that investing in the country still is complicated by the lack of regulations to ensure legal certainty to foreign companies. “The issue of investment is still complicated because the current environment, from a…
Another “accomplishment” of a ruling party in power for the last ten years…
Erbol reports in El Diario: According to Ministry of Labour There are about 80,000 unemployed youth Among young Bolivians, between 70-80000 (from 18 to under 25 years old) are unemployed. Usually, they have trouble making a cover letter and even a resume. They also tend to get nervous in job interviews, which limits their access…
Meet Chile’s aggression: land mines continue at the border!
El Diario reports: Chile fails to meet deadline for demining at the border The demining process should have been completed in 2011 by determination of the Ottawa Convention, but progress is slow, said Defense Minister Ruben Saavedra. Chile only have defused 25% of the explosives, according to Senator Ignacio Mendoza. Given the limited progress on demining…
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