Bolivian politics 101: 10 keys to recognize totalitarianism

Andres Gomez writes in Pagina Siete: 10 keys to recognize totalitarianism Fascism, Nazism, Stalinism developed as a strategy for the social idiocy to stay in power. Is there a risk that these totalitarian currents are occurring in the present age? Anything can happen, better to prevent. Recognize them how to care for democracy? I have…

DO we believe current Bolivian gov’s statement, that we are rich?!

Susana Seleme writes in El Deber: Are we a rich country? Who was the one who said to the head of the regime that we are no longer a poor country and that, therefore, the non governmental organizations (NGOs) have no place in Bolivia? Whoever he was, deserves a resounding reprieve because economic growth of…

Are we encouraged to save under the Bolivian banking system?

Lidia Mamani reports for Pagina Siete: IT IS THE SECOND REGULATION OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT Government will define the rates that banks pay savers The standard will set new passive rates for people who have savings and term deposits (DPF), which are currently set by the authorities. Government will define passive interest rates that…

Cheap electoral price controls by current Bolivian gov

Roberto Ortiz writes in El Deber: What hides the double bonus President Evo Morales signed on November 20, Supreme Decree 1802, which authorizes the payment of the double bonus to workers in the public and private sector. We must start from the economic statement that a bonus is a salary, as it is part of…

Learn about the “type” of country Bolivia has become into…

Susana Seleme writes in El Deber: In which country do we live? That question was made by no less than Senator of the Santa Cruz, Isaac Ávalos, as a result of which the ‘tomatierras’ [land takeovers] assault and ‘occupy’ agricultural properties with crops in the production process. It is the case of Limoncito, North of…