I remember a Vietnamese friend back in Rotterdam who told me he and his wife worked for the government from Monday thru Saturday, on Sundays they work for their only child, to save money for his education. Here current government has declared today a holiday, among some of the ‘excuses’ was to boost the tourism……
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Bolivian Hydrocarbons 101: Natural gas “nationalization” was a failure, coincide experts
Important information produced by Pablo Peralta and published in Pagina Siete; a bit lengthy but it is the Bolivian Hydrocarbons 101, as a result of current government’s politics and policy: The graph to the right, shows the levels of oil and gas production (bars above); below the increasing levels of GLP and diesel imports: The…
Potential setback for Santa Cruz and Bolivia, will the Mutun remain unproductive?
Natali Vargas from Pagina Siete, highlights what may become a major disappointment for Santa Cruz and less revenue for all Bolivia, over the short run: Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) is already not taking into account the draft steel of the Mutún in their estimates of investment and profits in the future, as it…
Amid the chaos, there is light and hope in Bolivia
There are at least three major violent struggles in Bolivia this week. The health strike fighting the eight-hour day-work that current government stubbornly advocates, as if that would be the main cause to improve health attention. The TIPNIS march that had to postpone one day the start of their protest-walk, starting from Trinidad as the…
Current Bolivian economic and political struggle
The following recent cartoons portray our current frustrating reality: This is from La Prensa, April 11, 2012. A big ship emulating the Titanic, is going to crash with an iceberg who has “blockades, marches, strikes” all over. A person in the Bolivian ship says “let not happen like 100 years ago, we have time to…
An interesting assessment of the Bolivian industry
Alberto Bonadona analyzes our industry, from El Deber: The national industry It is no secret that the domestic industry is emerging and, apart from what it may mean the oil sector, is highly concentrated in food products. This places, comparatively with countries undergoing industrialization, in a rudimentary stage. The first [place] of national industries, its…
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