Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: Exports in the month of August Nontraditional fall 33% in value Data. Volume sales were down 15%, according to the IBCE based on the INE report. Exports of non-traditional products as of August 2015, both in agriculture with manufacturing industry as a whole were down 33% in value and…
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Bolivia needs to expedite its export routes better!
El Deber reports: Exporters ask to clean water hyacinths at Tamengo channel Vegetation covers a major portion of the channel. Private sector does not see major problems. Again a part of the channel Tamengo and Caceres lagoon in the border areas of Puerto Suarez and Puerto Quijarro are covered by water hyacinths (vegetation), which prevents the…
Bolivian gov’s mirage is fading! Sales drop in value and volume – Falling income, economic boom gone! – Trade deficit!
El Diario reports: First bimonthly 2015: Sales drop 27% in value and 6% by volume Bolivian exports to February 2015 show a general reduction in values and volumes exported. Likewise the average export prices have been continuously deteriorating, explained by less favorable external economic conditions. In the opinion of the Chamber of Exporters of Santa…
CADEX alert on problems upon entering Mercosur, CAN is far better for us!
Pagina Siete reports: Costs will rise CADEX alert on problems upon entering Mercosur The Chamber of Exporters of Santa Cruz (CADEX) alert on several difficulties in the case of Bolivia entering as a full member of Mercosur. The problems are two membership integration schemes, both have different tariffs and different customs regulations; meaning that one…
Another evidence of wrongful governmental intromission to Bolivian industry
Any government’s main task is to help/support its people, unfortunately this is not the case for Bolivian producers. Untimely and unsound political decisions, topped with demagogue and irresponsibility are reported here. Ismael Luna Acevedo writes for El Dia: Late allocation of quotas did not come No logistics to export Complaints. The sugar sector is paralyzed…
Do mixed messages incentive production and employment in Bolivia?
Are contradictory messages a result of intentional purposes or just a reflection of how ‘well’ governmental units coordinate? if it is the latter, maybe the pre-dawn meetings forced onto many government officials are damaging to their understanding? In any case, here is a very illustrative case on the almost seven years of ‘learning’ how to…
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