Under the coca grower, Bolivia experienced only rampant corruption and annihilation of meritocracy! This cartoon from Pagina Siete [06/26/2017] shows the crude reality: And let’s not forget that over $160 billion dollars were wasted in the last eleven years, where this coca grower caudillo had TOTAL control of ALL State powers!
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Bolivia: Banana exports decrease by 4%
Fresh Plaza reports from La Prensa: Bolivia: Banana exports decrease by 4% The value of banana exports between January and April 2017 fell by 4 percent when compared to the same period last year, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). The banana producers from the tropics said that the fall was due…
Rampant corruption inside Bolivian government: Ex-chief of Bolivian state oil firm detained for questioning
Reuters reports via Nasdaq: Ex-chief of Bolivian state oil firm detained for questioning LA PAZ, June 20 (Reuters) – The former president of Bolivian state oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos was detained for questioning by prosecutors in La Paz, days after he was sacked by the government over allegations around a flawed contract process….
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…
While Bolivian gov misuses money with boondoggles, there are clear health unresolved needs and aid comes along!
Rachael Espaillat reports for Your4State: Local dentist goes to Bolivia to provide dental care For some patients it was their first time seeing a dentist Hagerstown, MD – A local dentist traveled nearly 4 thousand miles to give quality dental care to those in need. Dentist Reza Keshmiri, a dentist at Kool Smiles in Hagerstown,…
Bolivia lags behind attracting investments
El Diario reports: Bolivia to the tail in attraction of investments Former Mining Minister Dionisio Garzón said Bolivia lags behind in investments, while Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina have attractive rules to attract foreign capital, and seek to develop their sector. He regretted that the Government does not have attractive projects, while Ecuador is in the…
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