Susana Seleme writes in El Dia: Absence of state and the assault to institutionality 1. What analysis can be made on the conflict with the low-ranking military? The unprecedented insubordination of sergeants and non commissioned officers of the armed forces, with massive marches in the capital, and other small demonstrations in Santa Cruz de la Sierra,…
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Bolivia Natural Gas 101: what lies ahead?
Carlos Miranda writes in Pagina Siete: Our gas era and its periods In the economic history of our country, the economic eras of silver and tin are informally recorded. Now it’s up to natural gas. Our natural gas was started in May 1972 with the start of export to Argentina under a long term contract…
Beni’s flooding HAS a guilty party in Brazil
An Editorial from El Diario: Dams in Brazil and serious damage to Beni The problems that have caused the waters of the Brazilian dams to Beni and other sites in eastern Bolivia, are large; Beni governor would have made the resulting claims , but in any case, is the national government that should do because…
Profound critique of what is Bolivia becoming
Claudio Ferrufino writes in El Dia: The cuisine in the country of thieves Beatriz Rossells asked me to write the preface to the fourth edition of her wonderful book “Gastronomy in Potosi and Charcas, XVIII, XIX and XX centuries.” Things like that help to overcome the hardship it means to be a Bolivian. I prefer…
Bolivia Hydrocarbon/Energy 101, under current ochlocracy…
Monica Briancon writes in Los Tiempos: How well we are I was reading a report by the Millennium Foundation, where Germán Molina notes that YPFB carries a deficit of Bs608 million, Comibol Bs218, Ende Bs747, Cartonbol Bs6, Ecebol Bs200 thousand, Aasana Bs6 million, Apos Bs4 million, with Bs138 million Emapa, Boa Bs1 million, Bs500 thousand…
Chances are that Bolivian State-capitalism will fail, big time!
An Editorial from El Diario: State Capitalism in danger of failure Specific indications reveal that the economic system of state capitalism which is systematically applied in Bolivia under the current regime, is on an accelerated path of decline and failure. In particular the so-called public enterprises, are incurring in significant deficits and may even fall…
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