Susana Seleme Antelo describes how current central government’s behavior increases over time, we have to stop this nonsense! From El Deber: Abuses and further abuses Enter Palmasola, prison in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, as family member or visitor, is an abuse: they mark the arm with seals of the police as to livestock, or…
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Bolivian Mining tax 101: zero over zero, equal zero
Henry Oporto writes in Pagina Siete: Mining tax: zero over zero, equal zero The Ministry of mines, through its director of Legal Affairs Juan Carlos Carrasco, has confirmed that they want a 55% stake in mining projects operated by private utilities for Comibol. Percentage which would be set for contracts of Association of the State…
Current Bolivian president’s legacy…
An exceptional analysis by Franklin E. Alcaraz Del C. in El Dia: Evo’s Legacy When Evo is gone, because one day he will go, he will leave a country that has tried almost everything. Will leave, in spite of him surely, a country divided like never before. Divided racially, politically and, what is worse, consciously….
Bolivia to experience dollar black market due to governmental inefficiencies
An important warning that current government should consider seriously as in the past, the black market on dollar exchange has caused inflation, speculation and less competitiveness to our economic activities. From Los Tiempos: BY TAX BURDEN | The national private banking provides that it will have to abandon the sale of foreign currency because of…
Bolivian current gov is being known for its “hostile political gesture”
El Diario reports: Concern about unfinished processes in Bolivia Spain sees as “hostile political gesture”, the nationalization of their companies Ambassador calls on the authorities, “conclude the process of nationalization in reasonable times and that they substantiate without cause political costs and without being extended indefinitely”. The Government of Spain has transmitted its concern regarding…
Meet your Bolivian public officials: current VP under disproportionate electoral campaign
Renzo Abruzzese made a wonderful analysis of the type of politicians who are ruling our public lives… from El Deber: The vice presidential speech The speech of the Vice President Álvaro García Linera in the Event of commemoration of the 18 years of the Instrument for the Sovereignty of Peoples [MAS, political party, currently in government],…
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