El Diario reports: Commerce, construction and industry Three sectors contribute to the Beni economy The Foundation for Business Development (Fundempresa) reported yesterday that from January to October, the Amazon department of Beni registered a 7% increase in the number of companies, compared to the same period of 2016. “The Beni department celebrates 175 years of…
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Bolivia lawmaker says SOAT payouts too small
Allan Brown reports for BNAmericas: Bolivia lawmaker says SOAT payouts too small A Bolivian lawmaker is due this week to present a bill that would increase the amount paid out in claims under mandatory traffic accident policies ( Bolivia to ‘nationalize’ the SOAT insurance business: Bolivia’s state-owned life insurer UNIVida will take over the complete…
Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Of course NOT!!!
Thomas Murphy reports for Brown Political View: Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism? Evo Morales has been the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 2006. The term “Plurinational State,” adopted by the 2009 constitution that President Morales himself helped formulate, explicitly describes the country not as a nation-state but as a solidaristic union of diverse…
Bolivian cocoa is among the best in the world
Pagina Siete reports: Bolivian cocoa is among the best in the world The country positioned itself for the third time as one of the 18 producers of the best cocoas in the world at the “Salon du Chocolat 2017 world event held in Paris. “Bolivian cocoa competed with 166 samples from 40 countries from all…
What to do with electricity tariffs that go up and the CRE attributes it to high consumption
El Deber reports: Electricity tariffs go up and the CRE attributes it to high consumption Neighbors of the city of Santa Cruz yesterday used social networks to complain about the increase in electricity rates, up to 50% more than usual. Given that, the Rural Electrification Cooperative (CRE) said that at no time did it raise…
Bolivia, bad country for investments
An Editorial from Los Tiempos, reflects how poorly we are under an almost twelve year government of the worst ochlocracy possible, Graphs below to the original World Bank Report: Bolivia, bad country for investments A few days ago, as it does every year at this time, the World Bank has presented its report “Doing Business…
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