Pagina siete: The WB foresees growth of 3.9% for Bolivia The World Bank (WB) foresees that in 2021 Bolivia will reach a growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 3.9%, a figure lower than that estimated by the Government in the General State Budget (PGE), of 4.8% . [Opinion of Bolivian Thoughts: The populist,…
Bolivia’s Tuni glacier is disappearing, and so is the water it supplies
Monica Machicao, Reuters: LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia’s Tuni glacier is disappearing faster than initially anticipated, according to scientists in the Andean nation, a predicament that will likely make worse water shortages already plaguing the capital La Paz, just 60 km away. Scientists from the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), who monitor the Tuni…
Bolivian banana is better!
Laura Manzaneda, Los Tiempos: Argentina prefers Bolivian bananas for their sweetness and sales grow despite Covid Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the economic crisis in 2020, the export of bananas was 130 thousand tons, a volume higher than the 100 thousand tons exported in 2019, reported the representative of the producers, Agustín Conde. The increase…
Postergar elecciones – Postpone elections
Jesus R. Alanoca, El Deber: Former minister proposes to postpone subnational elections for 60 days due to the outbreak of Covid-19 Ortiz recently walked away from the Democrats. He considers that authorities carry out electoral calculations that put the health of the population at risk The former minister and former candidate for the Presidency, Óscar…
Natural Gas – Agriculture
Editorial, El Deber: Gas and agri, time to think outside the box There is a phrase widely used in recent times: think outside the box, which means leaving the traditional schemes to innovate and seek new solutions to problems. This is what the national government has to do at this time, when it is necessary…
Industrial agriculture threatens a wetland oasis in Bolivia
Gustavo Jimenez, Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay: An oasis within dry Chiquitano forest in eastern Bolivia, Concepción Lake and its surrounding wetland provide valuable habitat for 253 bird, 48 mammal and 54 fish species. However, despite being officially listed as a protected area, cultivation of commodity crops like soy and sorghum is expanding and supplanting habitat. Agricultural…
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