An ethnography of Bolivian Aymara traders in the global economy

A book by Oxford University Press:     About the Book Based on years of fieldwork, this ethnography of the Bolivian Aymara trading system and its networks and economic strategies examines one of the most up-and-coming forms of indigenous entrepreneurship on the American continent, in a region where the indigenous population is still stigmatized for…

UCB awards a scholarship to the creator of the Bolivian Wall-E robot

Pagina Siete reports: UCB awards a scholarship to the creator of the Bolivian Wall-E robot Esteban Quispe Churata, the creator of the replica of the Bolivian Wall-E, is benefiting, starting this semester, with a scholarship in the career of Mechatronics Engineering at the Universidad Católica Boliviana. He is in first semester and already stands out…

Bolivia has “changed” thanks to the egocentric coca-grower leader … WTH!

The following cartoons published yesterday, depict Bolivian reality after more than 10 years of the ochlocratic government: From Pagina Siete: The pending files on the government’s need-to-do’s has on the left side all the “approved: projects that will serve to improve the image of this president. The files on the right are projects on: health,…

Bolivia child labor through the lens of a Medill student

North by Northwestern reports: Bolivia child labor through the lens of a Medill student By Isabella Jiao For most journalism students, getting published in the New York Times is a distant dream. But for one recent Medill grad, this dream has become a reality. [to watch the video, please use the link below] At the…

Bolivian government continues to damage national production

El Deber reports through hoybolivia.com: Anapo see that the quota for export is low EL DEBER.- The quota of 100,000 tons of soybean authorized by the Government to be exported does not represent not even 4% of the oleaginous production, said Reinaldo Diaz, president of the Association of Oilseed and Wheat Producers (ANAPO). “The measure…

Bolivia’s banking community adopts Swift’s KYC

Antony Peyton writes for Banking Technology: Bolivia’s banking community adopts Swift’s KYC Bolivia’s banking community has connected to Swift’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, a centralised repository which maintains a standardised set of information about financial institutions required for KYC compliance. Since December 2014, the KYC Registry has been adopted by more than 2,350 financial…