El Diario: Reactivation depends on all economic actors The participation of all economic actors is important for the reactivation of the national economy, since the government’s effort will not be enough, and one of the main issues to be discussed is smuggling to reduce the impact on the national industry, according to the vice president….
Tag: sustainable development
Natural Gas – Agriculture
Editorial, El Deber: Gas and agri, time to think outside the box There is a phrase widely used in recent times: think outside the box, which means leaving the traditional schemes to innovate and seek new solutions to problems. This is what the national government has to do at this time, when it is necessary…
Bolivia: Climate change, inequality and resilience
[To read full text on both documents, click on every photo] Introduction In 2009, a team of Oxfam researchers travelled around Bolivia, collecting information about the country’s vulnerability to climate change and interviewing experts, government officials and NGOs, and most importantly, poor women and men, mostly from Indigenous communities, about their experiences of climate change…
Reformas necesarias – Crisis – Necessary reforms
Los Tiempos: CEPB suggests reforms in 7 areas to get out of the crisis The Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) has proposed to the government of President Luis Arce Catacora to apply structural reforms in seven fiscal areas to overcome the economic crisis with sustainability and projection into the next decade. The first…
¿Qué hacer ahora? – What to do now?
Arce must hunt credits, stimulate taxes and reduce some subsidies Arce debe cazar créditos, estimular tributos y reducir algunos subsidios Josue Hinojosa, Los Tiempos: Crisis instead of bonanza. That is the scenario in which Luis Arce Catacora will assume the presidency of the country after winning the elections held on October 18. Aware of this,…
Bolivia: increased poverty – aumento de la pobreza
El Diario reports: In recent years INE data update reveals increased poverty Extreme poverty increased to 12.9% and the poverty situation to 37.2% In recent years, poverty and extreme poverty have increased in the country. The update of the data on the basic food basket, carried out by the National Statistics Institute (INE) reveals this…
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