El Deber’s website reported last night about current Bolivian government falling short on their inflation estimates. By the end of the year, the government was expecting a 6% annual inflation rate. Which was adjusted earlier this year, with an incredible 50% increase, yes that is right, 50% increase following the aftermath of the “gasolinazo” (government generated chaos by trying to…
Money laundering & terrorism financing update
The link below is from an earlier post about the Bolivian performance regarding anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism in the international arena, as evaluated by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF, GAFI in Spanish). https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/anti-money-laundering-combating-the-financing-of-terrorism/ Los Tiempos newspaper sent some questions to current Bolivian government regarding about our performance and today a reply was printed,…
Stolen vehicles and bureaucracy
Pagina Siete reports an estimated 8,000 stolen vehicles (mostly from neighboring countries) are currently in the process of nationalization, as declared by the president of the National Customs of Bolivia (ANB), Marlene Ardaya to ERBOL network, and published by Pagina Siete on Monday Oct. 31 . Ardaya previously indicated that, as a result of allowing over 128,000 vehicles that were smuggled and now in the process of making…
Rain and lower temperatures from Nov 2011 to March 2012
If you are in Bolivia and are planning outdoor activities over this weekend, today included; take your precautions as the Senamhi forecast is rain in Santa Cruz, Cochabamba and La Pas, see the chart on the left from La Razon. Acting Director of Meteorology (Senamhi), Victor Hugo Perez, reported that this behavior is linked to climate…
Current president’s approval continues to drop to 35%
This chart shows the approval percentages in red; disapproval in green and does not respond (blue); please note the trend… figures from October 2009 to October 2011. There is discontent in Bolivia with the work of current Bolivian president, according to a survey showing that discontent rose to 55% last October and its management approval…
Bolivian bird species in danger
Human presence is a threat to bird species, and sometimes leads to their gradual disappearance. An interesting but worrying article from La Prensa, the picture of a flying Paraba to the right, was taken by Freddy Grover Choque. From highlands, through valleys, and across lowlands, the territory is home to 1,400 species, of which 14…
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