Fernando Rojas reports for El Deber: Pact to double the sales of almond [castaña] in 8 countries Germany, Asia, Russia, Australia, Scandinavia, Shanghai, Taiwan and the US are target markets for Bolivian Amazon almond production. The Empresa Boliviana de Almendras (EBA) and German company Farmer’s Snack made an alliance that aims to double exports in…
Jubileo recommends BCB to use clear rules
ANF reports in El Deber: Jubileo recommends BCB to use clear rules The BCB reported that YPFB pays concessional loans. The rest benefits from its five-year grace period. The Jubileo Foundation recommended the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) to apply clear rules for the use of international reserves, as these are not freely available. It…
Millionaires of El Alto and their Urban Change
Pagina Siete reports: CONFERENCE: Millionaires of El Alto and their Urban Change The new millionaires of El Alto, the chola bourgeoisie and their movements, both social and physical, set in the so-called global south, is the theme of the conference that will provide today [07/27/2016] Kate Maclean, Professor of Social Geography at Birkbeck College, University…
Beni continues to lose its biodiversity! and central gov is useless!
Hoybolivia.com reports: ABT: heat sources in Beni quadrupled this year compared to 2015 The Authority of Supervision and Social Control of Forests and Land (ABT) reported Tuesday [07/26/2016] that sources of heat in the Beni quadrupled this year to 9,333, from January to yesterday, compared to 2,226 recorded in the same period of 2015. “If we…
Bolivia has no environmental awareness!
This cartoon from El Diario, shows our lousy and pitiful reality under this cocalero government that bragged about environmental protection! This government allowed mining cooperatives to mine everywhere and without any environmental remediation nor mitigation plans. Along the same guidelines, and given the prices of our commodity exports fell sharply is now trying to get…
Bolivia’s president isn’t lowering his sights despite a scandal worthy of a telenovela
The Washington Post reports: Bolivia’s president isn’t lowering his sights despite a scandal worthy of a telenovela By Simeon Tegel LA PAZ, Bolivia — Most democratic leaders would find their political ambitions curtailed by a referendum result spurning their plans for reelection. But Bolivia’s President Evo Morales is different. Despite a narrow loss in a…
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