Milenio Foundation is a very reputable and serious think tank in Bolivia. They just published their Report “New nationalization cycle” No.150, dated June 8, 2012. To nationalize is to capture private companies and convert them to state-owned; in Spanish it is also called ‘estatizaciones’. The conclusions of this report follow: Conclusions The estimated cost of…
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…
Jindal warns it may scrap $2 billion Bolivia project
JIndal on its way out and Bolivia left with uncertainty over this extremely important activity for our economic development. http://www.moneycontrol.com reports: Jindal warns it may scrap $2 bln Bolivia project India’s Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) said on Saturday it was making plans to scrap a $2.1 billion steel project in Bolivia, saying the Bolivian government had…
Narcotrafficking amongst us Bolivians!
A serious call for attention, an editorial from Los Tiempos: Narco-trafficking amongst us The danger of falling into a kind of passivity and collective condescension is as large as the involving drug trafficking itself and its sequels A series of news widely reported during the last days in the mainstream media, although overshadowed by other…
Bolivia accused of “abduction of State” by American prisoner
This unbelievable news appeared in El Deber: They accuse Bolivia of “abduction of State” by American prisoner Defenders and relatives of American Jacob Ostreicher, imprisoned in Bolivia without charge from a year ago, today accused the Government of Evo Morales’ “abduction of State” and condemned the passivity of the USA on the case. The wife…
Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto political asylum UPDATE
From Pagina Siete: The Vice-Chancellor Alurralde received information on Wednesday [6/6/12] Brazil confirmed to Bolivia that granted asylum to Senator Pinto The Brazilian Government position reiterated to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry that a safe-conduct be handed in to the Pando Senator, which is necessary to get out of the country. Pagina Siete / La Paz…
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