El Deber reports: Expomype 2017 expects to generate $110,000 dollars in business intentions The event will take place between November 17 and 19 in the Bolivia pavilion of Fexpocruz. The ninth version of the National Production Fair (Expomype 2017) plans to generate an economic movement that exceeds $110,000 dollars, according to its organizers. In the…
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Lawsuit at the International Rights of Nature Tribunal against the Bolivian Government!
World Highways report: Bolivia road project in dispute First publishedon http://www.WorldHighways.com There is strong resistance mounting in Bolivia against the construction of a road link through the country’s TIPNIS national park, a conservation area. The new road is intended to improve transport connections between Villa Tunari and San Ignacio de Moxos. However the project has…
The Silent Advance of Chinese Mining in Bolivia Worsens Water Scarcity and Pollution
Upside Down World reports: The Silent Advance of Chinese Mining in Bolivia Worsens Water Scarcity and Pollution “Throughout the province of Nor Caranges we notice the damage that the mine brings to the environment and our health. The headwaters of the River Sallala have dried up. For generations we have been raising llamas. It’s our…
Meet the government who turned into the laughing stock of the world: Bolivia appoints new head at scandal-hit bank
Allan Brown reports for BNAmericas: Bolivia appoints new head at scandal-hit bank A former director of Bolivia’s central bank and of development bank SAM has taken the reins of state-controlled lender Banco Unión amid an Bolivia: Banks urged to strengthen anti-embezzlement safeguards: Bolivia’s association of private banks Asoban has called on the country’s financial institutions…
ANALYSIS-Violence, “old boys’ clubs” put women off life in politics but at what cost?
Belinda Goldsmith writes for Reuters, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow: ANALYSIS-Violence, “old boys’ clubs” put women off life in politics but at what cost? * Women hold less than a quarter of parliamentary seats globally * Wide recognition that women MPs put other issues in spotlight * Quotas have pushed up numbers but still lagging global…
Bolivian government jeopardizes entrepreneurial activity, it remains stalled mainly due to its high incompetence!
El Diario reports: Entrepreneurs are frustrated after a year and a half of dialogue The president of the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB), Ronald Nostas, revealed last week the “fatigue” in several productive sectors due to the lack of agreements with the Government, which after some three thousand hours of dialogue and work…
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