Aline Quispe writes for La Razon: They reveal that it was paid more than half for Papelbol This information was revealed yesterday by Erbol Digital, which had access to the research papers that indicate that the technical assessment made by the consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) points out that the “real price of the factory” Papelbol –…
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Peruvian incongruence regarding Bolivian heavy load transport services
It is hard to understand what is going on in the minds of the Peruvian government regarding their sudden reaction against Bolivian trucks in their territory, Pagina Siete reports: Around 280 trucks, most of them with soy cargo, are detained in Desaguadero at risk of being seized in Peruvian territory due to the Customs INTA…
Potosi, Mallku Khota: blunt anarchy and/or government failure to deal with crisis?!
Miguel Lazcano reports for La Razon: The Governor’s Office of the Potosí Department yesterday requested the Executive Body [central government] to analyze the possibility of militarizing the area surrounding the Mallku Khota mine, whose concession is held by the Canadian company South American Silver. The order was made yesterday by Governor Felix Gonzales Bernal, who…
Hectic Bolivian times and humor, May 2012
We have been experiencing blockades, strikes, riots. University students against police; community people in Potosi fighting against each other (Mallku Khota). In sum, a total anarchical chaos. The following cartoons serve to deflate stress and bring humor to our reality: This is from El Diario, May 9, 2012: At a crossroad that signals chaos and…
Bolivian Macroeconomics 101: Foreign debt continues to rise and fewer investments arrive
Despite disdaining remarks on economic reality and ‘appearance’ of success, current government’s failures are becoming increasingly harder to hide. Yandira Toledo writes for El Dia: The debt continues rising, offsetting the investment in the country. According to the report in the monthly State of the external debt of the Central Bank of Bolivia from January 1…
El Mutun’s uncertain development…, May 2012
El Mutun’s future is uncertain, thousand of jobs will continue to be non-existent and the dream of a metallurgy is fading away like a bad mirage. This cartoon is from Los Tiempos, May 9, 2012: Title: “Jindal is looking for a new contract on the Mutun” boy: “dad, is it fair or not that Jindal…
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