El Deber reports: Bankers see a drop in deposits Due to the current economic situation, Asoban recognizes that there is a slight increase in the volume of arrears. Nelson Villalobos, executive secretary of the Association of Private Banks of Bolivia (Asoban), ruled out that in the financial sector there are liquidity problems and pointed out…
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Alejandro Rioja: How This UCLA Grad Plans to Become the President of Bolivia
John White writes for Inc.com: How This UCLA Grad Plans to Become the President of Bolivia At 21, he’s already a highly successful serial entrepreneur. Wait till you hear his plan to give back. One of the things I love the most about writing for Inc. is that I get to meet and talk to some…
‘Engineering with soul’ can help solve the world’s problems
Dave Cook reports for The Seattle Times: ‘Engineering with soul’ can help solve the world’s problems I’m bullish on our country’s scientific and engineering future because more scientists and engineers are multiculturalists, sensitive and empathetic. I was in the Bolivian Andes, 14,000 feet up. The 1970s-vintage water pipeline that snaked from a seep, across a…
Bolivia: The white city shines
NZ Herald reports: Bolivia: The white city shines In the first half of my Bolivian adventure we traversed all the sights of La Paz, and acclimatised to the 3500 metres induced altitude, caught a Bolivian Airlines jet to the fast-growing town of Uyuni, took a four wheel drive onto the Salar salt flats for lunch,…
Blatant Corruption: ‘70% of the confiscation of property disappeared’
Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: According to investigation by Senator Gonzales: ‘70% of the confiscation of property disappeared’ The Assemblywoman said that it is not baout simple responsible officials, but a criminal organization. During the last years, the assets of the General Directorate of Registration and Control and Administration of Seized Goods (Dircabi) reached…
74% of the population believes there is corruption in YPFB
Ivone Juarez reports for Pagina Siete: 74% of the population believes there is corruption in YPFB 57% of respondents consider that the level of corruption in Yacimientos is “high” and “very high”. Most say that state projects must be tendered. 74% of Bolivians believe that in Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) there is corruption. The…
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