Black November… what will Bolivian politics bring for 2013??!!

Since 2003, after turmoil, social unrest we labelled those periods as “Black February” “Black October”… now Carlos Cordero writes a very significant description of current political party in the central power of Bolivia. From Los Tiempos: Black November Before November and before discovering the network of extortion around key ministries of the Government of President Morales,…

What Bolivia needs starting tomorrow? January 1st, 2013?

Henrry Ugarte A. writes for El Deber: Entrepreneurs see five challenges to continue growing in 2013 They believe that the ideal is to hold 5%, but suggest on agreeing on important laws, such as the banking and investment. They ask for either negotiate with the CAN before deciding admission to Mercosur. Linked to the trade,…

Is it morally, ethically to claim victory over someone else’s credit?

Bolivian government has the tendency to inflate its accomplishments, out of arrogance, desperation or who knows… in any case current news from El Diario is  very illustrative, vis-a-vis our most visible and important industry: hydrocarbons! Yesterday presented the annual report of the State oil company to the press Analysts: YPFB achievements are due to efforts…

Current Bolivia corruption MUST trigger a necessary ministerial/cabinet change

Aldo Luna’s analysis in El Diario, should trigger appropriate and speedy reaction of current Bolivia’s central government: Necessary ministerial change Citizenship is concerned by the recent discovery of acts of extortion and corruption organized in upper echelons of the Government, which put at risk the democratic process that much cost to the country. It is…

Peanuts’ origin is the Chaco region, Chuquisaca exports big time!!

Very few people know that peanuts spread to the world from the Chaco region, like potatoes from the Andes. Ernesto Estremadoiro reports for El Dia: The product is one of the most profitable in the area that also produces corn, milk and honey Peanuts [mani]; ‘the cultivation of gold’ in Monteagudo Figures. The region produces…