Today, El Dia reports how the sugar cane industry is facing a “problem” due to governmental inefficiencies: The sugar cane sector fears that the existing ban on sugar exports will prevent to generate liquidity and it will paralyze at least $ 70 million dollars; that is the 2.6 million quintals, after supplying the national market, during the 2011 harvest. Explained the…
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Blame the infiltrates… says current president
“They were the infiltrates” is Humberto Vacaflor’s article in El Deber today [inside brackets like this go some clarifications and my opinion]: President Evo Morales has just revealed the deeper truth about their government: the infiltrates are guilty of everything. This was the explanation that the Bolivians were waiting, because they could not understand how all these…
Some road blockades suspended temporarily
The trucking industry [heavy load transport association] said on Tuesday afternoon, a recess is in effect, after agreeing with the Government to install a working group to discuss the payment of taxes and fines for the legalization of undocumented trailers or ‘flat’ units. “We determined to make a recess in our pressure measurements while analyzing this…
Take your previsions if calling TO-FROM BOLIVIA
El Dia reports about long distance phone calls to and from Bolivia, as year’s end is approaching plan your best options: The telephone companies that offer long distance services in the country, are preparing to launch promotions and offers during end year’s festivities. They say demand for such international phone calls go up by as much as…
Taxing the music arts is still confusing
El Deber reports on how the tax structure in Bolivia for Art is still confusing, un-motivating and restraining our culture. This cartoon shows how puzzled look all our forms of Art. When Gonzalo Hermosa, leader of Los Kjarkas [on of the major and most famous folk groups in country; one of their songs became the Lambada and was recently sung…
Alpaca Fashion 2011, integrates SMEs to demanding markets
La Razon reported yesterday about Alpaca Fashion 2011: Alpaca Fashion Event 2011, organized by the Chamber of Exporters of La Paz (Camex), with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its project PC-Bolivia and the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia, promoted the first “inverse” trade mission for American buyers for the sector of…
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