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10.05.2005

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Here's a surprising economic factoid. According to today's La Razón, income from emigrants sending money back relatives makes up the lion's share of Bolivia's income. At $860 million, remesas equal 40% of exports, beating gas exports ($796 million) & 18% of Bolivia's foreign debt ($4.8 billion). About 11% of the population receives remesas from relatives overseas (mostly from those in the US & Europe).

And in politics: Yesterday, Santa Cruz publicly presented an autonomous constitution. The constitution & autonomous statute will be presented Saturday to an assembly of 108 members, representing all 15 Santa Cruz provinces. The document is set to take effect on 4 December, since Santa Cruz leaders have vowed to go through elections — even if the national government calls the elections off.

Posted by Miguel at 12:10 PM