Bolivian cement production going down and our growth is limited…

One of our most active internal industries is Real State, specially in Santa Cruz, followed by the rest of the country. It generates employment not only in construction but around all services and furniture needed for the household or the office. Around this time, every year we began to experience shortages in cement production, smoke…

Bolivia: Viability of Chapare fertilizer plants questioned

A. D. Hans Soria reports for Los Tiempos: They doubt of viability of fertilizer plants The location and the lack of a marketing plan could subtract viability to the plants of fertilizers (urea and ammonia) that will be built in Carrasco, said the analysts Bernardo Prado and Alvaro Rios, who question that the Government has…

Bolivia ranks 114 (out of 141) in the Global Innovation Index 2012 edition

INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, a specialized agency of the United Nations) co-publish The Global Innovation Index (GII) since 2012. This year in its fifth edition, the GII was previously published by INSEAD. The GII recognizes the key role of innovation as a driver of economic growth and prosperity and acknowledges the…

Astonishing presidential declarations over Jindal’s awarded contract!

Bolivian president has issued an statement that reflects the way Bolivia is handling its economic policies. Is it demagogue? lack of know-how? I don’t know but one thing is certain, social sectors’ pressures are turning our economic policies non-viable. From the website of hoybolivia.com, La Razon article: Evo reveals that contract signed with Jindal was…