By Andres Gomez, Vision 360: Lithium Contracts and Distrust Evidence shows that MAS governments have failed in the lithium industry for 18 years. He rode a bicycle. But it wasn’t just any bike—it had a lithium-ion battery. And he wasn’t just any cyclist—he was the President. Camera flashes lit up the moment (February 17, 2014),…
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Dunn: Inflation will clearly reach double digits by mid-year in the country | Dunn: Claramente la inflación llegará a los dos dígitos hasta mediados de año en el país
ByANF, Eju.tv: He also emphasized the importance of providing legal security to both national and foreign private investment January’s inflation rate, as recorded by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), reached 1.95%. Based on this figure, economist Jaime Dunn predicts that inflation will hit double digits by mid-year. “Clearly, inflation this year will reach double…
State salary expenditures increased by up to 480% in 14 years, according to an economist | Gasto en sueldos estatales creció hasta un 480% en 14 años, según economista
By Ernesto Estremadoiro Flores, El Deber: There is high state spending in the country / Photo: ED Julio Linares exposes a disproportionate increase in state salary spending, attributing it to political clientelism and inefficiency in public management. Economist Julio Linares, through his digital platforms, questioned the rise in salary expenses within the state apparatus during…
Tourism can generate more revenue than lithium | Turismo puede generar más ingresos que el litio
By El Diario: A sustained increase in tourism activity in the Salar de Uyuni can be more productive and boost economic movement by generating higher revenues than lithium extraction. The director of Probioma, Miguel Crespo, stated that tourism in Uyuni alone could bring over $2.2 billion annually into the country, creating jobs, foreign currency inflows,…
An Indigenous man from the Leco People is murdered in Madidi, and land and illegal mining mafias are blamed for the act | Asesinan a un indígena del Pueblo Leco en el Madidi y culpan del hecho a las mafias de la tierra y de la minería ilegal
By Mery Vaca, Sumando Voces, Brújula Digital: Dionicio Gutiérrez, great captain of the Indigenous Originary Territory (TCO) of the Leco People, reported that Francisco Marupa’s body was found in his chaco this Friday morning The CPILAP leadership coordinates investigative actions with the Police and the Naval Base in San Buenaventura. Photo: CPILAP “They didn’t just…
The Mutún Iron Smelting Plant Remains Just a Promise | La fundición de hierro del Mutún es solo promesa
Editorial, El Diario: The so-called industrialization of the country, loudly proclaimed since 2006, is an affair worthy of public attention due to the scandalous failure it led to. This, after the MAS regime claimed it would be one of the pillars of the economy of the Plurinational State—along with other niceties from the “first indigenous…
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