El Diario: According to analysts Despite the good indicators shown by the Government and international organizations about a growth that the national economy will register, between 3% and 5%, the truth is that economists point out that it will take many years to grow again, after the recession that it is around -8% last year,…
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evo’s corrupt intention with lithium – La corrupta intención de evo con el litio
Roger Cortez, Los Tiempos: Barrage of counterfeits, whirlpool of violence The Bolivian president, in a new and explainable confusion, attributed, in Mexico, to the previous government the breaking of the contract for the exploitation of lithium from the Uyuni salt flat. The one who made the decision –very against his wishes certainly– was Juan Evo…
Whims – Caprichos
Editorial, El Diario: Exigencies, strikes and bulk extremes All labor and business organizations in the country, as well as most of the institutions, have vast experiences on what the extremes identified as strikes, demonstrations, protests, walkouts, blockades and others bring to the country; on the other hand, they know what the “last consequences” mean, a…
Unfinished coups – Golpes inconclusos
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Memories of the present Something is wrong in Bolivia. We had the scepter of being the country with the most coups, but the last two have been made by apprentices. We could have written the Larousse on the coups d’état, but we have flunked. If it is true that in November…
US questions legality of Bolivian arrests of ex-officials
AP News: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The United States said Saturday that it is concerned about increasingly ″anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system” in Bolivia following the arrests of officials from the country’s former interim government. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that there are questions about…
Lithium and lies – Litio y mentiras
Humberto Vacaflor, El Diario: Economic analysis President Luis Arce decided to lie in Mexico, probably thinking he was in Bolivia.He said that the Quantum electric cars that are made in Cochabamba use lithium batteries made in the country, which is not true: they use lead batteries.The lithium battery plant that the government of the coca…
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