From the Chartered Institute of Building, GCR reports: Bolivia set to become latest member of the nuclear club 5 April 2016 | By David Rogers The government of Bolivia has concluded a $300m deal with Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear engineer, to build a research complex that will lay the technical basis for the country’s future…
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Bolivia’s oil, gas and mining under the spotlight in Thomson Reuters Foundation programme
Bolivia’s oil, gas and mining under the spotlight in Thomson Reuters Foundation programme by Derek Thorne Four investigations by Bolivian journalists have shed new light on the country’s extractives sector – looking at issues including unregulated gold mining and the environmental impact of oil wells in the rainforest. The stories were produced as part of…
Former Suffolk fire engine spotted in Bolivia
Ipswich Star reports: Former Suffolk fire engine spotted in Bolivia A former Suffolk fire engine has been spotted still serving the community – in Bolivia, it has emerged. The former Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service appliance was seen by eagle-eyed photographer Jon Howard-Brand. The old fire engine saw service in Suffolk in the 1990s and…
European Union awaits for Bolivian incentives to invest
El Diario reports: European Union awaits for incentives to invest • Ambassador Timothy Torlot stated that a legal, clear and transparent framework is important in any country in the world, adding that the international community expects the regulations of the law. Meanwhile, Ambassador James Thornton recognizes the economic potential of the country expressed in the…
Bolivia-Chile Dispute Could Grow Geographically
From IN Serbia Network Foundation: Bolivia-Chile Dispute Could Grow Geographically By Tihomir Gligorevic LA PAZ, Bolivia – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague will already hear the case filed by Bolivia against neighbor Chile that aims to recover at least part of the land (inluding a Pacific port) lost well over a…
Jubileo Foundation sees that energy for export will not generate jobs in Bolivia
ANF reports in El Deber: Jubileo sees that energy will not generate jobs The institution said that in the 2016 PGE [General State Budget], there are fewer resources for agriculture, industry and tourism. The Jubileo Foundation warns that the new commitment of the Government to allocate 22.7% of the 2016 General State Budget (PGE) for…
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