Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario: Memories from the present The “opinion makers” win The side of the “opinion makers” [pundits] as the minister of economy calls them, to those who warn severity of the coming crisis, is gaining popularity. Last week, President Evo Morales passed to the ranks of the “pundits” and, in that…
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2014 food inflation in Bolivia
El Diario reports: 2014 Jubileo Foundation Evaluation: Food inflation reached 6.9% in 2014, average food prices rose by 6.9%, according to a report published yesterday by the Jubileo Foundation and released by Radio Fides. According to the data, this rate is lower than that achieved in 2013, when the variation was 10.4% and higher than…
Could the masismo confront successfully another economic situation?
Carlos Tornado writes in Pagina Siete: Another economic situation? When Evo Morales rose to power, many analysts said the mismanagement of the economy could get him out of his presidential chair, but nine years passed and the President is firmly seated in power. What happens is that they failed to see that the world economy,…
IN BOLIVIA, CONTRABAND REPRESENTS 45% OF IMPORTS
Gregory Beltran reports for La Prensa: A STUDY OF TEN YEARS AGO IS NOT UPDATED CONTRABAND REPRESENTS 45% OF IMPORTS A study conducted between 2004 and 2005 showed that smuggling represented 45 percent of legal imports, which at the time reached approximately $2,500 million dollars, representing an illegal income of about 800-1,000 million dollars. The…
Quinoa exports to USA are falling
El Diario reports: Peru doubled its market share in 2014 Quinoa exports to USA are falling Bolivian government committed support to the crop, but the apparent downturn in international marketing of cereal worries the producers. Bolivia lost ground in selling royal quinoa in US markets by the end of this year and Peru was positioned as…
Bolivia clogs Brazil with cocaine and PF seizes more 700 kilos
From a Brazilian newspaper, Correio do Estado: Bolivia clogs Brazil with cocaine and PF seizes more 700 kilos This is the second largest seizure of drugs, in less than a month in MS. [State of Matto Grosso do Sul] With the wide open border, traffickers in Bolivia are clogging Brazil with cocaine, pouring in the…
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