I am delighted to present success story like this one, they serve to lift our spirits to those of us who had to leave our country in search for a better future. I welcome Noemi Meneses to The Hall of Bolivian Fame Alejandra Pau writes for Pagina Siete: Noemi Meneses, from La Paz and a…
Month: August 2012
Release of a former UN employee raises doubts
From ANF/Erbol and printed in El Dia: The Agency rejects accusations Release of a former UN employee raises doubts Case. The opposition made it clear that output had to do with Sacha Llorentty designation. The head of the National Convergence [political party in the Assembly, former National Congress], Luis Felipe Dorado along with Lower Chamber…
Moody’s: Bolivia’s New Foreign Exchange Tax Is Credit Negative for Banks
From WSJ, by Arran Scott SINGAPORE–A move by Bolivia to tax foreign exchange transactions to enforce de-dollarization policies will undercut the credit health of local banks, Moody’s Investors Service said Monday. The Bolivian House of Representatives last Tuesday passed a bill to tax all foreign exchange transactions with a 0.7% levy for 36 months, Moody’s…
Bolivian government spends nine million dollars in propaganda…
El Dia reports [from Erbol]: In seven months exceeded the figure of 2011 Government spends $9 million in propaganda Monitoring. Doble N and Publimarket are companies that show the increase in expenses. The data offered by the companies of monitoring advertising and propaganda, Doble N and Publimarket reveal that the national Government spent, in 2011,…
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