The following article belongs to Hydrocarbons 101, as it assesses the performance of the most important and visible governmental economic policy action. I decided to include two cartoons related to YPFB in the body of the article, which do no interpret or refer to the article per se. They only share the subject: YPFB wanderings……
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Wheat production drops 44% and will only cover a third of the demand
Ivan Condori reports for La Razon: Wheat drops 44% and will only cover a third of the demand The national production of wheat this year will barely cover the third part of the demand. Anapo reported yesterday that this season, and for the second consecutive year, the cultivation of wheat in Bolivia fell 44% compared…
And the prices of our commodities start to drop… what will current Bolivian gov do?! if anything!!
Current Bolivian government portrays itself as an ‘economics’ expert, shows a large international reserves as if they were the ones who made that happen… the reason why we are doing relatively good in macroeconomic terms are the extraordinary higher international prices of our minerals and natural gas. Not a single job nor a ton of…
Why is our soy production blocked? could it be just plain stupidity or is it intentional, somehow?! a 60 day permit? come on!!
J. Carlos Salinas reports from Puerto Aguirre, El Deber news: 50,000 tons of export soy in hindrance Border. Some 25 barges with grain of Bolivian soy are stranded in Puerto Aguirre. The cause is a surprising resolution of the Customs Office which paralyses foreign trade there. Scared. This is how the staff that manages…
Enrique Garcia: «you don’t live only with the ‘macro’»
El Deber had the great initiative to interview one of the most influential, successful and able Bolivian professional, Enrique Garcia. His assessment on our economic and political reality deserves to be heard and adjustments to be made: Enrique Garcia: «you don’t live only with the ‘macro’» Garcia sees a pending economic development agenda in countries…
We import diesel and let it go smuggled to Peru… what is wrong with us??!!
It is highly questionable the fact that our country has to import diesel, gasoline and other liquids since our hydrocarbon industry is failing for the last six years or so… on top of that nightmare our subsidized import is now being smuggled to Peru. That border, where Aymara towns have control of incoming and outgoing…
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