Humberto Vacaflor, El Deber: A praise from The Economist It must be the first time that The Economist magazine has put Bolivia on a very short list of countries it wants to praise, among the best of 2020. In its year-end edition, it first mentions New Zealand, for its exemplary handling of the pandemic: only…
Sighting of super rare Chacoan fairy armadillo in Bolivia ‘a dream come true’
Milan Sime, Mongabay: A sighting of one of the rarest mammals in the world, the elusive Chacoan fairy armadillo, was recently documented by a team of Bolivian biologists. Seldom seen, the animal–which lives among the Gran Chaco dry forests of Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay–has a population that is considered ‘data deficient’ by the IUCN, and…
¿Quién invertiría? – Who would invest?
Los Tiempos: They warn of flight of foreign investment with indefinite tax on wealth The application of the Tax on Large Fortunes (IGF) indefinitely and not only for two years, represents a disincentive to national and foreign capital that intends to invest in the country, which will seek alternatives in countries such as Paraguay, Uruguay…
Empatía y solidaridad, el mejor regalo de esta Navidad en pandemia – Empathy and solidarity, the best gift this Christmas in a pandemic
Ivone Juárez y Pamela Pomacahua, Pagina Siete: Página Siete collected some Bolivian wishes for Christmas. In these times of Covid-19 people want good health, first and foremost. “I want the pandemic to end as quickly as possible, and that the habit of taking care of our health, washing our hands, wearing the mask and taking…
errores – masistas – mistakes
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Double or no Christmas bonus Seven out of ten private companies in the country are not in a position to pay the Christmas bonus this year, according to the arguments used by the businessmen of Cochabamba. But the government has decreed that companies that do not pay that extra salary until…
Propósitos para 2021 – Resolutions for 2021
El Diario: Economic analysis We will have to trust that President Luis Arce intends to change his habits of handling state resources now that he can no longer blame his boss for mistakes he makes. According to Mauricio Ríos García, the budget for 2021 can be summarized in more debt, more deficit, more spending and…
