Current Bolivian government likes to pose as populist, socialist, lover and protector of mother earth and other useful demagogue poses… however, that does little to bring food to the Bolivian table. Mallku Khota was taken over by force by a group of individuals who thought anarchy would pay off and that current government was gone…
Tag: South American Silver
Investments 101 – Mallku Khota: How to scare away private investment, by current Bolivian gov…
The following news from El Deber [using government’s official site ABI] and many cartoons from Bolivian press, reflect an undisputed reality: we can scare away the most loyal, fiercest investor, and so all needed employment for Bolivian households. Government seals reversal of Mallku Khota Hill The promulgation of Supreme Decree 1308 today [August 2, 2012]…
Humor? NO! just Bolivian mishaps due to current government’s performance – June 10 to July 21, 2012
Bolivian mishaps due to current government’s performance The following cartoons illustrate last few weeks that crumbled our daily lives: This is from El Diario, June 10, 2012: At that time, we saw YPFB’s President talking with one of his aides. Aide: “…why are spending all these remodeling in the building! … if we lack funds…
For Bolivian entrepreneurs, reversal of mines is a bad sign for investments
Ambivalence in the speech of government officials is damaging our ability to capture foreign capital investment for years to come. At times, current government attends meetings where they invite foreign capitals to come, at other they attack capitalism and do not enforce the law, allowing for violent take overs and anarchy to rule our businesses…
Mallku Khota’s community people call for nationalization in exchange for hostages
It is plain anarchy and blackmail, our mining industry is going down the drain, this is not the way to attract foreign capital or at least intend to sell our ores. Not only those community people are wrong, so is current government for letting this happen, El Diario reports: The President of the Committee for…
Potosi, Mallku Khota: blunt anarchy and/or government failure to deal with crisis?!
Miguel Lazcano reports for La Razon: The Governor’s Office of the Potosí Department yesterday requested the Executive Body [central government] to analyze the possibility of militarizing the area surrounding the Mallku Khota mine, whose concession is held by the Canadian company South American Silver. The order was made yesterday by Governor Felix Gonzales Bernal, who…
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