An important and very relevant press release from the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade – IBCE IBCE E-1097 / 2012 PRESS NOTE Despite the efforts: “BOLIVIA – IRAN: A PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIP” How important it is for the foreign trade of Bolivia, the Islamic Republic of Iran? Despite the efforts of recent years to…
Month: June 2012
Rock Art Congress bring experts to Bolivia from five continents
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: For the first time, 300 researchers from countries of America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and Africa will gather from June 25 -29 in La Paz in an Archaeology and Rock Art Congress. The meeting is organized as part of the activities of the celebration of the 25 years of the…
CIDOB sends Indigenous Commission to Rio + 20 Summit in Brazil
A TIPNIS UPDATE from ANF in El Deber; Rodrigo Urzagasti photograph: The Confederation of indigenous peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB) sent a delegation of indigenous people to the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil so that they can submit to the Río+20 Summit to denounce the “violation” of their rights and the intervention of the…
2012 economic growth for Bolivia, two figures…
Carla Paz Vargas reports for El Deber: The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the World Bank differ in their forecasts on economic growth of Bolivia for this year. Thus, while the first sets a rate of 5.2 per cent, close to the estimates of the Government (5,52%), the second provides…
The UN calls for respect to the TIPNIS marchers and avoid conflicts
The United Nations has finally issued an statement to protect the brave TIPNIS protest-walk group, who are not only defending their indigenous territory but our National Parks’ structure and survival. El Deber reports: UN calls for respect to the marchers of the TIPNIS and avoid conflicts The United Nations system in a statement called this Saturday…
Grandma, the war, a Bolivian hero… and a Chilean invasion
The 6 Coolest Things Said by Soldiers Before Killing People By:Jacopo della Quercia June 14, 2012 War is serious. War is dark, violent and terrible, and it will likely be the end of our species someday. It’s a cliche, but some cliches are there for a reason: War is hell. Or a hell of a lot…
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