Pagina Siete reports: The Bolivian cocoa, among the 50 best in the world The Bolivian Amazon cocoa is among the 50 best in the world. It will be nominated today [10/28/2015] in France, where the awards called the International Cocoa Awards is organized. This important event, recognizes every two years, the work of farmers and…
Month: October 2015
Some Bolivians do not want to pay taxes!
ANF reports for Pagina Siete: Union asks for a “forgiveness” [“perdonazo”] of tax liabilities and tax code changes The union [grocery sellers] leadership says that they have a debt of up to Bs10 million bebt in taxes, that is difficult to pay not even by selling their house and other assets. The Confederation of “retail”…
Plastic money transactions grow in Bolivia
ANF reports for El Diario: Plastic money transactions grow The use of the so-called plastic money, allowing pay for services and make purchases without the need for paper bills, advances in the country to a growth rate of 7.6% a year, as is clear from the information provided by the Authority Financial System Supervision (ASFI)…
UNESCO/ Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Sciences Research in LAC: Manuel Olivera Andrade
UNESCO reports: Manuel Olivera Andrade: Young researchers must make their voices heard Manuel Olivera Andrade, young Bolivian researcher, receives the UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean, on Monday, 26 October 2015, at UNESCO Headquarters, Room I, at 6:30 pm. The ceremony is part of the…
Bolivian Thoughts 