An Editorial from Los Tiempos: TOWARD THE END OF THE BONANZA All data indicate that we are witnessing the end of a boom cycle, so that urgent steps are needed to break the fall. After more than eight years, during which the good news on economic, followed one after another, to account for one of…
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Bolivia’s naive foreign policy
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Deber: Naive foreign policy Bolivia now has deteriorated relations with USA, Brazil, Argentina and, one might say, also Peru, for the suspension of the presidential meeting that was to take place last week. The U.S. Charge d’affaires [DCM], Harry Mammott, just left for his country “for personal reasons”, which means…
Bolivia among the five countries with MORE inflation!
Gregory Beltran reports for La Prensa: Rising food in the region was 1.3% higher in 2013 BOLIVIA IS ONE OF THE FIVE COUNTRIES WITH MORE INFLATION According to FAO report, the price increase implies a impact on welfare of the poorest households, because [the poor] allocate more money to that item. Bolivia started in 2013…
Bolivia 101: Human Rights Practices for 2013
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013 Bolivia EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Bolivia is a constitutional, multi-party republic with an elected president and a bicameral legislature. In December 2009, in a process deemed free and fair by international observers, citizens re-elected as president Evo Morales Ayma, leader of the…
The urge to remain in power by the socialists…
Susana Seleme writes in El Deber: ‘Magic Re-electionisms’ Studies point to the electoral political issue resorting to the presidents ‘magic re-electionism’ , referring to what writers called ‘Latin American magical realism’ of the 60s and 70s of the twentieth century. These leaders have the seal of authoritarian, charismatic, populist leaders, demagogues, dictators coated as democrats…
Bolivia: 2014 Index of Economic Freedom
By The Heritage Foundation in partnership with The Wall Street Journal: Bolivia’s economic freedom score is 48.4, making its economy the 158th freest in the 2014 Index. Its overall score is 0.5 point better than last year, with notable improvements in investment freedom and trade freedom offsetting declines in business freedom, fiscal freedom, and government spending….
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