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…
Bolivian democracy under serious peril!
This cartoon from El Diario (10/20/2017) reflects the seriousness of the danger to lose our democracy. Who would have even thought that this peril would come from the coca grower caudillo who became president of Bolivia, eleven years ago. Now, we can argue that all the turmoil that started back in 2003 until he became…
From Andes to Amazon: trekking through the Bolivian jungle; which is IN PERIL by the hand of their own government!
Sarah Gilbert writes for The Guardian: From Andes to Amazon: trekking through the Bolivian jungle The real-life hero of adventure film Jungle helped set up an ecolodge in Bolivia’s Madidi national park – a wild destination for trekkers, and a ray of light for a hunter-gatherer community under threat. Branches came crashing down and leaves…
Utilization of GMO crops could double Bolivia’s corn yields
Genetic Literacy Project reports: Utilization of GMO crops could double Bolivia’s corn yields Bolivia has been harvesting genetically modified (GM) soybeans since 2008, and its production exceeds one million hectares per year since 2012. However, it has not authorized the use of transgenic varieties in other crops. …. A recent study commissioned by several agricultural institutions points…
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