A remarkable Editorial from El Diario: Pretentious debate for a real crisis A controversy of intensity between state officials and private sector economists has come in recent weeks over whether the national economy is undergoing recession or slowdown, a debate that did not reach results that satisfy the public. Likewise, a similar debate has been…
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After eleven years, 2017: A precise analysis of what evo has done with our Bolivian economy!
Humberto Vacaflor wonderfully describes current Bolivian economic and political reality, El Diario: Crude reality To find out that there are crises you have two options: to see the real statistics or to listen to the whistles and the repudiation of the people. The government has had both signals this week: the Minister of Economy revealed…
Reigns anarchy and chaos under the “leadership” of the coca grower caudillo … WTH?!
El Diario reports: Despite the atmosphere of protest and blockade Police leave Achacachi In spite of the climate of conflict in Achacachi, the Bolivian police deployed their troops to this population in the face of the fear of violent actions in that population, while social organizations installed blockade points on the way to Copacabana, Huarina…
Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile
Caizar Raldes reports for AFP through Stratfor Worldview: Old Rivalries Still Simmer Between Bolivia and Chile For centuries, relations between Bolivia and Chile have been marked by their dispute over territory. Bolivia’s defeat by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-83) left the country landlocked, and resentment between the two countries has grown since then….
ECLAC suggests change of Bolivian extractivist model, after wasting over $160 billion dollars!
El Diario reports: ECLAC suggests change of extractivist model • A new paradigm must be applied that will contribute to put to an end the economic, social and environmental inequalities, in order to move towards sustainable development, according to the institution. • In Bolivia, the low oil price affected the economy and the oil income…
Inside Bolivia’s long struggle to unlock the world’s largest lithium supply, thanks to ruling ineptitude!
Caitlin Dickson reports fro Yahoo News: Inside Bolivia’s long struggle to unlock the world’s largest lithium supply At the heart of South America, the long-struggling nation of Bolivia sits atop an unlikely gold mine: the world’s largest lithium reserves. It’s been nearly a decade since the Bolivian government first set out to capitalize on this…
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