December Econ 101: An alert that State intervention is ‘expensive’

A very informative report news, extremely useful economic analysis of current Bolivian government performance. Written by Carla Paz Vargas for El Deber, December 3, 2011: The blackouts, the importation of food, the restriction of exports, the increase in the subsidy to fuel, lack of jobs and the collapse of foreign investment, among other things, are…

Money laundering & inflation against Bolivian society

This cartoon is from El Diario, November 30, 2011. It portrays how much money laundering, and narco-traffick are becoming a real nuisance and are also more widely perceived by Bolivian society; out there for anyone to see… In the cartoon the person is pointing and saying: “these buildings are known as ‘washing buildings’ they whiten…

Latin America is beating poverty – sort of

An excellent article from Andres Oppenheimer who visited Santa Cruz this year, as Julio Cesar Caballero Moreno had the great initiative to bring him over. Latin America is beating poverty – sort of BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER In sharp contrast to the gloom surrounding U.S. and European economic news, a new United Nations report has good…

Is Modern Capitalism Sustainable?

An interesting, excellent and needed article from an international expert follows after a summary of the author: Kenneth Rogoff is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University, and was formerly chief economist at the IMF. Is Modern Capitalism Sustainable? Kenneth Rogoff CAMBRIDGE – I am often asked if the recent global financial crisis…

A good recall of events since the time of zero coca crops in Bolivia

An excellent article written by Humberto Vacaflor Ganam, directly from his Facebook page: The Soul of the Bolivians Eleven years ago, in December 2000, President Hugo Banzer was attending a conference organized by the United Nations in Palermo, Sicily. He had been summoned to receive the recognition from the international community for having finished with the…

Proud of Bolivian jewelry!! Expojoya 2011

This is positive news!! as reported by http://www.hoybolivia.com, Bolivian export quality pieces, will be presented in Expojoya 2011: “A meeting with your style”, which will expose the work of designers from December 13 to 18, in the Santa Cruz Cultural Center. This fair is organized by the Chamber of exporters of Santa Cruz (CADEX) and…