Bolivian Thoughts opinion: We have the benefit to count with superb institutions like Milenio Foundation, its sound analysis gives light to what is going on with our country. Karachipampa smelter in Potosi is what we call a white-elephant project, ill designed with basic limitations to be efficient and competitive. The following analysis is part of…
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Bad news regarding gas revenues for Bolivia, grim future under an inept government!
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: The following article expresses the economic analysis over the gas market prices for the near future … If world economic forecasts are correct, according to the Russian analysis, the gas prices will be forced down, and that is something that will hurt badly the demagogue government of the coca grower caudillo. Who…
Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle!
Claire Boobbyer reports for Independent: Madidi 101: Exploring the Bolivian Jungle! The recently released ‘Jungle’ biopic charts the epic survival story of an Israeli tourist who was lost for three weeks. Claire Boobbyer discovers the magic of Madidi for herself. The slender branches bounce with shrieking monkeys and barking blue-faced hoatzin, a prehistoric avian throwback. Spider, squirrel and…
Three sectors contribute to the Beni economy
El Diario reports: Commerce, construction and industry Three sectors contribute to the Beni economy The Foundation for Business Development (Fundempresa) reported yesterday that from January to October, the Amazon department of Beni registered a 7% increase in the number of companies, compared to the same period of 2016. “The Beni department celebrates 175 years of…
Quispe: MAS ‘is corpse without soul and stinks’ to corruption
Erbol reports: Calls for freedom for 37 “political prisoners” Quispe: MAS ‘is corpse without soul and stinks’ to corruption The ex-leader peasant Felipe Quispe Huanca “El Mallku”, through his Facebook account, alluded in past hours to the way of doing politics of President Evo Morales and MAS, stating that this party “is a political corpse…
Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Of course NOT!!!
Thomas Murphy reports for Brown Political View: Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Evo Morales has been the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 2006. The term “Plurinational State,” adopted by the 2009 constitution that President Morales himself helped formulate, explicitly describes the country not as a nation-state but as a solidaristic union of diverse…
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