Manuel Filomeno reports for Pagina Siete: Seminar: 55% of workers’ income goes to taxes The director of Inaset noted that the compensation of workers as a percentage of GDP was reduced from 36% to 25% until 2013. In recent years, workers have allocated up to 55% of their income to pay taxes, according to a…
Category: Economics
Bankers see a drop in deposits
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…
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…
Solar Tents Improve Nutrition in Highlands Villages in Bolivia
Franz Chavez writes for The Wire: Solar Tents Improve Nutrition in Highlands Villages in Bolivia The use of this alternate energy has made it possible for a larger, healthier variety of fruits and vegetables to be grown, and has proven to be an opportunity to empower women. Phuyuwasi, Bolivia: In this remote highlands valley community in central Bolivia,…
History 101: Why were the victories of Canchas Blancas and Tambillos concealed?
Rodolfo Becerra de la Roca writes in El Diario: Why were the victories of Canchas Blancas and Tambillos concealed? Something of which the Chileans boast and boast to the paroxysm, is that their army was always victorious and never defeated. Like so many facts distorted by them, this assertion is nothing more than a fancy…
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…
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