Pagina Siete reports today that soy and wheat Bolivian production will only grow by 5% during 2012. The production of oilseeds and wheat will only grow by 5% this year due to drought, constant threats of illegal land take-overs and the lack of definition about the use of biotechnology, according to the Association of producers…
Bolivian Commercial Trade with the EU
The Foreign Trade Bolivian Institute (IBCE), has released today this chart, which reflects the trade with the European Union, from 2005 – 2010 (p) and January through December 2011 (p); in millions of dollars. where (p) stands for preliminary figures; green bars are our exports; yellow bars our imports and red & blue the balance trade. Data…
UNASUR’s anti narcotics commitment
This cartoon is from El Diario, Nov 23, 2011. While it is commendable any effort to combat narco-trafficking in this hemisphere, UNASUR’s intentions and will are perceived as been like this cartoon portrays. The fight against drugs cannot be just a political discourse. The intent of UNASUR to fight this billionaire business needs to align…
Money laundering in Bolivia has a deadline
This article was written by Humberto Vacaflor, in El Deber 11/23/11, please look at the link below for full-original Spanish article. Laundering has a deadline by Humberto Vacaflor “In three and a half months from now, which is February 13, 2012, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF, GAFI in Spanish) will analyze the situation of Bolivia with respect…
Margarita field lays between Chuquisaca and Tarija
The issue between Tarija and Chuquisaca, over where the natural gas fields of Margarita belong to, has now more information, as Pagina Siete reports today: Regarding the dispute between the departments of Tarija and Chuquisaca, the Government confirmed that the Margarita and Huacaya fields share the Huamampampa reservoir 1b (H1b), located in the Caipipendi area…
TIPNIS and the old beaten scape goat…
This cartoon appeared in El Diario, 11/22/11. Bolivian society keeps looking after the responsible person in charge of ordering the brutal repression to the TIPNIS marchers’ group. People are shouting “who did the order! who was!” and the former vice minister is pointing to the former minister of government and saying “he was!!” while current…
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