Los Tiempos: Bolivian wood seeks to captivate foreign capital in forestry business conference Next Friday [04/08/2022], the International Forestry Industry Business Roundtable will be held on the Fexpocruz premises and within the framework of Expoforest 2022. Companies from the United States, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Argentina confirmed their participation. The objective is…
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It is not a good time for a double Christmas bonus or salary increase – No es buen momento para doble aguinaldo o incremento salarial
El Diario: Minister Marcelo Montenegro and the president of the BCB agreed on the goal of GDP growth of 5.1%, a fiscal deficit of 8.5% of GDP and an inflation rate of around 3.3%. The general manager of IBCE, Gary Rodríguez, agreed with the private businessmen to freeze the salary increase because the purchasing power…
Unfailing commitment to freedom – Compromiso indefectible con la libertad
Antonio Saravia, El Deber: Letter from a worthy businessman to the president President Luis Arce, I know that you are a very busy person, but I imagine that you have received the most recent communication from the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) made public on March 20. In that statement, the CEPB responds…
The Women’s Empowerment Principles celebrate one year in Bolivia – Los Principios de Empoderamiento de las Mujeres cumplen un año en Bolivia
Walter Vasquez, El Deber: In the country, women hold 31.9% of management positions in small companies, 10.8% in medium-sized companies and 4.2% in large companies This March marks one year since the launch of the Women’s Empowerment Principles in Bolivia (WEP), an initiative of Cainco and UN Women that helps companies promote gender equity and…
Bolivian team gets second place in robotics competition in Egypt – Equipo boliviano consigue el segundo lugar en competencia de robótica en Egipto
Edwin Fernández Rojas, Los Tiempos: Technology The Bolivian representation in the robotics competition Egypt 2022. | Bolivian Foreign Ministry [see photo on the Spanish portion] Two Bolivian groups had an outstanding performance in the robotics contest that took place in Egypt last weekend. The Mad Team team climbed to the second step of the podium…
Gender financial inclusion – Género e inclusión financiera
Los Tiempos: Bolivia is the country in the region with the smallest gender gap in financial inclusion According to a study by the Credicorp Group, 15 percent of Bolivian men have an optimal level of financial inclusion, while among women it reaches 12 percent. With this slight difference, the study mentions that Bolivia is the…
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