Monica Briancon writes in Los Tiempos: How well we are I was reading a report by the Millennium Foundation, where Germán Molina notes that YPFB carries a deficit of Bs608 million, Comibol Bs218, Ende Bs747, Cartonbol Bs6, Ecebol Bs200 thousand, Aasana Bs6 million, Apos Bs4 million, with Bs138 million Emapa, Boa Bs1 million, Bs500 thousand…
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La Niña is back in Bolivia
Bolivia will expect excess rain in most of Bolivia for October,2011; during November and December, rain will continue everywhere but southwest Bolivia (parts of Oruro and most of Potosi) where there will be draught, reported the Meteorology and Hydrology National Service (SENAMHI) to La Razon. TEMPERATURES. Regarding temperatures for this month, previsions state that heat will be over…
Bolivian government’s: Prebends, Bribery, Payoff; Subsidies, Bonuses or plain naiveté?
The following link is from an article that was written by Julio H. Linares C. and published by Los Tiempos, 10/12/11. Linares lists all the unrestricted, unplanned, highly questioned disbursements current Bolivian president has made since he assumed office and in special under this week’s “extraordinary” circumstances. Yes, too close to the so-called Judicial “elections”…
Bolivia: Doing Business 2011, a WB – IFC publication
Out of 183 economies (countries), the World Bank (www.worldbank.org) co-published with the International Finance Corporation (www.ifc.org) the document: “Comparing Business Regulation in 183 countries” for 2011. Bolivia results’ follow: Bolivia certainly has room for improvement, we went down a place since last year’s. From Andres Oppenheimer’s article, an excerpt follows: “According to the World Bank’s “Doing…
Monday briefs: A H1N1; TIPNIS; blockades; copper mega mine
Flu, A H1H1: Health Minister, Nila Heredia reported for this year four deaths as of Monday, October 10; and around 600 cases that tested positive to the virus A H1N1 in Bolivia. Heredia explained that number of people sick with this flu was as a result of high concentrations of people during the Fexpo in Santa…
Bolivia is proud to have: Royal Silver Company (an update!)
Kudos go to Royal Silver Company, a Bolivian company that exports quality in silver and gold coin fabrication. Bolivian Thoughts in an Emerging World was fortunate enough to make an update of this post, as a result of a direct contact, today October 10, 2011, with Mr. Brian McConnell, CEO, Royal Silver Company (Bolivia) S.A. Mr….
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