El Diario reports: Annual growth of 5.8%: Former President of the BCB doubts official projections The former president of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB), Armando Mendez, put into question the government’s economic growth projections for the next five years and said it would be an “incredible achievement” to grow 5.8% on average over the…
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Explainer: Presidential Reelection in Bolivia
From Americas Society Council of the Americas, excerpt pertaining Bolivia follows: Explainer: Presidential Reelection in Ecuador and Bolivia In November, voters unseated kirchnerismo in Argentina with the election of President Mauricio Macri. The next month, Venezuelan electors dealt chavismo a blow by handing the opposition coalition a supermajority in the legislature. The electoral sea changes have…
Three reasons that forced closure of 14,000 Mypes
El Diario reports: According to cruceño producers Three reasons that forced closure of 14,000 Mypes The president of the Federation of Micro and Small Businesses (Fedemype) Santa Cruz, Javier Challapa, reported that at least 14,000 production units were closed in 2015 because of smuggling, lack of government support and the payment of the second Christmas…
Polls do not follow the desires of Evo
ANF reports in El Dia: Re-election Polls do not follow the desires of Evo According to a market survey and samples for Pagina Siete, held last December, 45% of the population would agree with the reelection of Morales and 53% reject his re-election. 2% did not respond. In October, the company IPSOS showed the results…
Bolivia was filled with used cars
El Diario reports: Bolivia was filled with used cars According to the Single Register for Municipal Tax Administration (RUAT) and the National Statistics Institute (INE), in 2013, the Bolivian fleet had a record of 1,326,833 vehicles, up by 9.95% than in 2012, when it reached 1,206,751 vehicles. Other official figures show that the national fleet…
The Year’s Biggest Star Wars Rip-Off Is By Bolivia’s President
Jeff John Roberts reports for Fortune: The Year’s Biggest Star Wars Rip-Off Is By Bolivia’s President Evo Morales is running around as a Jedi in a bid to stay in power. When you’re changing the constitution to stay in power, why not tap The Force? That seems to be the thinking behind a bizarre new…
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