This is from today’s Pagina Siete: In the first ten months of the year, remittances received by relatives of residents abroad grew by 11%, compared to similar period of 2010, according to data of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB).Until October they reached $853,9 million dollars, while in countries such as Spain there is an…
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Two Bolivians among the 100 latinos most influential in the USA, 2011
Los Tiempos reported today about two exceptional Bolivians that are among the 100 most influential latinos in the USA, 2011, by “Poder” magazine edited in Miami by Televisa. Kudos for both of them!! The first picture of both is from today’s El Deber edition. The single ones below from the websites below. http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/nacional/20111212/dos-bolivianos-entre-los-100-latinos-mas-influyentes-de_153032_318150.html Maria Otero, Under…
Agriculture 101, cotton in the rise
El Deber, Henrry Ugarte report about cotton and other agricultural produce: The chart: Evolution of the cotton production; the first chart refers to planted area; second is for production; below the yield and base price graphs. Figures are from 1999 to 2009. It is still far away the possibility to match the glorious times as…
Insufficient natural gas to meet market demands
El Dia published on December 8, 2011 information about the Bolivian supply of natural gas being insufficient for projects like El Mutun (iron): [You can see the total supply in the colored ‘waves’, representing the gas fields. The line on top of all is the total demand and the down pointing red arrows represents the…
What worries us Bolivians?
Pagina Siete reports on a recent poll about what worries the citizens of Bolivia: The lack of public safety, the family economy and the growth of corruption are the main concerns of Bolivians, according to the latest IPSOS poll. The opinion study prepared for Pagina Siete reveals that 23% of the country is concerned about…
Bolivia is the largest producer of organic cocoa!!
This week is almost over and finally! a piece of good news!! As reported by Gabriela Imaña, La Prensa (for full Spanish article, please use the link below): Currently, Bolivia is recognized as the world’s largest producer of organic cocoa; it grows in the Alto Beni region. The Department of La Paz has 90 percent of…
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