El Diario reports: Analyst says Government policies allow smuggling The analyst Ivan Arias said that repeated policy of “let be and let pass” [laissez faire – laissez passer] in the field of smuggling has made informal trade to be the only important activity in some populations of the country apart from agricultural production. “It’s a…
Tag: democracy in peril
Against perpetuity of the coca grower in the Bolivian presidency
Manfredo Kempff writes in El Deber: Against perpetuity In fact H.E. [His Excellency], has already accepted his fourth presidential candidacy. For that to happen, he has outrageously lied to Bolivia, first in 2009 and then last year when he publicly stated that he would not mediate electorally. He lied, but the crime is he ignored…
Lies that help them grapple the political power: Communism and economy, we must be attentive in Bolivia!
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Communism and economy The Shanghai stock market continues to deliver bad news, for the anguish of those who had made plans based on the Chinese economy to continue to demand commodities. The collapse of the stock and the flight of hundreds of Chinese companies from the stock market surprised…
NO STATE ADVERTISING FOR “POLITICIZED” MEDIA IN BOLIVIA
NO STATE ADVERTISING FOR “POLITICIZED” MEDIA IN BOLIVIA PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 2015. UPDATED ON FRIDAY 21 AUGUST 2015. Reporters Without Borders condemns last week’s government announcement that “politicized” news media will be denied the funding that comes from state advertising. The announcement was made on 10 August by Vice-President Alvaro García Linera, who…
In Latin America, Quiet Diplomacy Bears Fruit
From The New York Times: The Opinion Pages | EDITORIAL In Latin America, Quiet Diplomacy Bears Fruit By THE EDITORIAL BOARD. Aug/13/2015 Nearly seven years ago, President Evo Morales of Bolivia expelled the American ambassador, denouncing him for “conspiring against democracy and seeking the division of Bolivia.” Months later, Mr. Morales’s government kicked the Drug…
Bolivia gov’s demagogue results: Double Christmas bonus may have precipitated business closures
El Diario reports: Double Christmas bonus may have precipitated business closures Economics expert Julio Alvarado recommended that the Government conduct a study on the factors that determined the closure of 58,000 companies, from June 2014 to May of this year. [cartoon belongs to Pagina Siete] In statements to El Diario and a local radio station,…
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