El Dia reports via hoybolivia.com: Seen as sickening the ambitioned re-election of Evo Morales EL DIA.- The ambition of President Evo Morales, for a new election is already “sick” and has reached an end of the self-devaluation of the leaders of the Movement to the Socialism (MAS), who do not feel able to succeed him,…
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Bolivia lost $5,600 million dollars in exports
El Diario reports: Bolivia lost $5,600 million dollars in exports • According to the IBCE, foreign trade of Bolivia since 2015 does not undergo a good time • External sales fell about $4,200 million last year and nearly $1,500 million in 2016 Bolivia lost $5,600 million dollars for the decline in exports in the last…
Bolivian businessmen say that 2016 was negative, this government flunked!
El Diario reports: Businessmen say that 2016 was negative Two months after end of the year, private entrepreneurs of Cochabamba already have an opinion on what happened in the present year. They believe that 2016 was negative and estimate a 2017 unfavorable for the productive sector. MASSIVE CLOSURE “There has been a contraction, has been…
The sour legacy that 11+ years under the coca grower leaves to Bolivia …
It is no secret that Bolivia experienced the best economic time possible, unfortunately the nightmare began as the coca grower caudillo seized power and had total control of ALL state powers … This cartoon from El Diario (10/17/2016), shows one angle, the enormous loan debt he made us engage as country … after he wasted…
Bolivian Economy Minister Fires Two Officials to Avoid Blame for Expensive Persian Carpets
PanAm Post reports: Bolivian Economy Minister Fires Two Officials to Avoid Blame for Expensive Persian Carpets BY: KARINA MARTÍN Two officials in Bolivia were dismissed from the Ministry of Economy and Finance last week for financial blunders committed during the purchase of furniture of 33 Persian carpets intended for decoration in the ministry. Minister of…
Bolivia’s Mining Industry Puts President Morales Between a Rock and a Hard Place
PanAm Post reports: Bolivia’s Mining Industry Puts President Morales Between a Rock and a Hard Place BY: DAVID UNSWORTH On August 25, 2016, the world was shocked by reports that striking miners in Bolivia had brutally tortured and murdered Bolivian Vice Minister of the Interior Rodolfo Illanes. Sent by President Evo Morales to negotiate with…
