Jesus Alanoca reports for El Deber: Bolivia asks to ALADI compensation from Chile In less than two months there were customs’ stoppages that caused severe economic damage to the country. A Legislative Committee is planning a trip to the area. Bolivia made a formal complaint to the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) for the strikes…
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Remember the saying… “as stubborn as a …”?
Bolivia continues to face strikes, blockades and this behavior is chaotic, anarchic and damaging to our economy and daily lives; an excerpt follows of what was published by Pagina Siete: President Evo Morales insisted Thursday the construction of the Villa Tunari-San Ignacio de Moxos road that will cross by the TIPNIS; and that professionals and…
Week of April 9, 2012 with at least three strikes, blockades
Bolivia continues to fall down the cracks, there are at least three separate negative measures that impact on our economic lives and pushes us more down to the ground of inefficiency and to be less competitive, Los Tiempos reports: The Medical Association, the Confederation of [public service] drivers and the workers; union: Central Obrera Boliviana…
Tourism figures for 2011, welcome to Bolivia!!
The Bolivian Institute for Foreign Trade (IBCE) has published on december 15, 2011 its biweekly report No.87, Tourism inflow to beautiful Bolivia: This industry has grown by 83% in the period of 2001-2010. Increase happened in great part attributed to our exceptional biodiversity; the following chart lists tourists by countries of origin; figures are in millions of…
Some road blockades suspended temporarily
The trucking industry [heavy load transport association] said on Tuesday afternoon, a recess is in effect, after agreeing with the Government to install a working group to discuss the payment of taxes and fines for the legalization of undocumented trailers or ‘flat’ units. “We determined to make a recess in our pressure measurements while analyzing this…
Tomorrow more road blockades, strikes in Tarija
The heavy load transport union is currently blocking Bolivian roads in 13 points; Tarija’s road to Argentina is already blocked. However, the Civic Committee of Tarija is calling for a departmental strike for tomorrow November 16, 2011. The reason is the oil camp Margarita which is in question as to the royalties’ distribution.
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