From ANF/Erbol and printed in El Dia: The Agency rejects accusations Release of a former UN employee raises doubts Case. The opposition made it clear that output had to do with Sacha Llorentty designation. The head of the National Convergence [political party in the Assembly, former National Congress], Luis Felipe Dorado along with Lower Chamber…
Moody’s: Bolivia’s New Foreign Exchange Tax Is Credit Negative for Banks
From WSJ, by Arran Scott SINGAPORE–A move by Bolivia to tax foreign exchange transactions to enforce de-dollarization policies will undercut the credit health of local banks, Moody’s Investors Service said Monday. The Bolivian House of Representatives last Tuesday passed a bill to tax all foreign exchange transactions with a 0.7% levy for 36 months, Moody’s…
Bolivian government spends nine million dollars in propaganda…
El Dia reports [from Erbol]: In seven months exceeded the figure of 2011 Government spends $9 million in propaganda Monitoring. Doble N and Publimarket are companies that show the increase in expenses. The data offered by the companies of monitoring advertising and propaganda, Doble N and Publimarket reveal that the national Government spent, in 2011,…
Current Bolivian government is wrong!!
Jose Gramunt de Moragas has written for many years a weekly column “¿Es o no es verdad?” [is it true or is not?], which is also broadcasted in radio Fides from La Paz; over the years this Jesuit priest has proven his intelligence, clarity and above all professionalism; he is one of the best and…
Could the relations between the central gov and the private sector improve? I certainly hope so!
The following Los Tiempos editorial brings some hope to our ability to generate jobs and provide legal employment to Bolivian citizens: A MEETING THAT SHOULD NOT BE CIRCUMSTANTIAL The surprise visit made by the President and VP of the State, accompanied by the Ministers of economy, productive development and communication to the facilities of the…
Do mixed messages incentive production and employment in Bolivia?
Are contradictory messages a result of intentional purposes or just a reflection of how ‘well’ governmental units coordinate? if it is the latter, maybe the pre-dawn meetings forced onto many government officials are damaging to their understanding? In any case, here is a very illustrative case on the almost seven years of ‘learning’ how to…
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