The Milenio Foundation has just issued an interesting and however stressing report on El Mutun, I thought about translating just the questions they raise at the end, however, I concluded that some of you would like the whole report, so here it goes: El Mutun continues to remain an open question, No.151 – June 15,…
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Bolivian Economics 101:The economic agenda, in its ‘infancy’
This is an interesting and enlightening article made by Juan Carlos Salinas Cortez for El Deber: Already five months passed since at the Social and Economic Summit in Cochabamba and promoted by the Government to ‘set the ground rules’ for the elaboration of economic and productive agenda with the private sector. However, so far the…
“BOLIVIA – IRAN: A PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP”
An important and very relevant press release from the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade – IBCE IBCE E-1097 / 2012 PRESS NOTE Despite the efforts: “BOLIVIA – IRAN: A PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP” How important it is for the foreign trade of Bolivia, the Islamic Republic of Iran? Despite the efforts of recent years to…
The UN calls for respect to the TIPNIS marchers and avoid conflicts
The United Nations has finally issued an statement to protect the brave TIPNIS protest-walk group, who are not only defending their indigenous territory but our National Parks’ structure and survival. El Deber reports: UN calls for respect to the marchers of the TIPNIS and avoid conflicts The United Nations system in a statement called this Saturday…
Bolivia is the fourth most violent country in South America
Bolivia had a tradition of being peaceful and with a quiet, almost shy population. Unfortunately and due to progressive violence, intolerance and anarchical reactions of some politicians, social movements, some individuals and criminals, Bolivia is now in a dubious state. From El Deber and 2012 Global Peace Index from Vision of Humanity: Bolivia is the…
Takeover becomes nationalization of a Glencore mine concession
As a result of blockades and pressures, the government has shown, one more time, the worst possible scenario at a time when they also want to attract foreign capital. Jindal is on their way out, and some government officials were saying other companies will be hired… Current Bolivian president is on a trip to Europe…
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