From El Dia: Evaluation on the unequal distribution of the income Cedla: wages in the country just enough to eat Reality. Worker’s wages in Bolivia spends more on food and has 39% incidence in the basic basket. An evaluation of the Center of Studies for the Labor and Agrarian Development (Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo…
How economically and/or environmentally sound is to use charcoal to exploit the Mutun?
An El Diario editorial over a very complex and pressing issue for our development: Charcoal to exploit the Mutun? Undeniably, we have contradictory attitudes to the country; for example, as known by the Government, as the population, that we need gas both for home use and for the industry, and the companies in charge of…
Bolivian boxer, Jennifer Salinas will fight for the world title in Santa Cruz!!
From El Deber: She already has dual nationality Boxer Jennifer Salinas, who will fight for the world title for the category featherweight in August in Santa Cruz, already boasts the Bolivian nationality. The athlete, known in the field of boxing, is the daughter of Bolivian father and American mother; she was born in the United…
Technological backwardness in Bolivia
An Editorial from Pagina Siete: Technological backwardness in Bolivia According to The Global Information Technology Report 2013 [for direct access to said report, PLS click here],prepared by the World Economic Forum, Bolivia ranks number 119 of 144 in technological development. The document is the result of an annual assessment, considered the most important in the…
Bolivian National Emblem under jeopardy: Cerro Rico of Potosi
Bolivians look almost daily at the Cerro Rico de Potosi (rich mountain) in our code of arms, in our coins… yet very few of us realize that this national emblem can be lost… ANF reports and printed in La Opinion: THE CONTRACTED COMPANY HAS NINE MONTHS TO WORK. The Government already disbursed Bs10 million for…
Almost a nightmare for the Bolivian soy producers/exporters…
Gary Antonio Rodriguez Alvares writes for El Deber: Soy: the troubles of success “A great harvest of soybeans is looming and a new record of production looms. What is missing is the logistics and infrastructure so that these grains to come out with celerity and efficiency”, are claiming the Uruguayan producers. The port of Nueva…
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