An interesting editorial by El Diario: TIPNIS peasants drama continues The drama lived by the peasants of the indigenous territory and Isiboro – Secure National Park (Tipnis) and because of that, all the Bolivian population continues to suffer. While these peasants have the support, understanding and moral support of the entire population of the country,…
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Banking Law: every man to his own trade
Current Bolivia government knows about this century’s economics as I can write and speak fluently in all the more than thirty indigenous languages of their pluri-multi-nation… Hilton Heredia reports for El Deber: Economists and banking see more risks in law The ‘ceiling and floor’ rates scare industry. The ASFI does not see problems The sole…
Read about how Brazilians understand Bolivian Senator Roger Pinto’s ordeal
Bolivian Senator, Roger Pinto is finally safe! This is an excerpt about his remarks, this Sunday, from Brasilia: Pinto in Brazil: “I thank the authorities; I had a good trip” Roger Pinto, who spent 15 months in the Brazilian Embassy in the city of La Paz, said he will wait for “the right time” to…
Double standards are recurrent under this coca growing government…
This is an excellent editorial from El Diario: Double ethical standards about coca The current Government of the country apparently has double ethics in relation to the production and cultivation of the coca leaf. Indeed, on the one hand announces that it is dedicated to eradicate large areas of the bush, while, on the other…
Bolivia is in fact a mestizo country! regardless of current gov’s delusions
Renzo Abruzzese writes in El Deber: The State and the new middle class If we assume the Census evidence, there is no doubt that the Métis presence is majority in the Bolivian social structure. The strength of this fact precipitated the reaction of the Vice President, who came to pass immediately and openly denied the…
Bolivia engages in debt at bonanza times…
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: Debts at times of bonanza The 2014 campaign has begun. Everything is handled with that in mind. The IDB and CAF presidents had to arrive, to praise the handling of the economy, coinciding with the new sovereign bond placement. The characters have to be first class. Outstanding. The international…
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