CAN countries resolved to eliminate international roaming – Países de la CAN resolvieron eliminar el roaming internacional

El Diario reports: CAN countries resolved to eliminate international roaming The Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Integration, Claribel Aparicio, informed that the member countries of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) decided to eliminate international roaming (aggregate costs of international traffic) in the framework of interconnectivity, digital technology integration and telecommunications. “This is highly…

Dramatic drop in soybean and sunflower

El Diario reports: Dramatic drop in soybean and sunflower The export of soybean and sunflower fell 28% in value terms and 23% in volume terms in January this year [2015], with regard to the same month last year, something that had not happened ten years ago. A report by the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade…

Bolivia: penultimate in growth and higher inflation of the CAN

From El Diario: Bolivia: penultimate in growth and higher inflation of the CAN According to the latest report of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) “The CAN in 2013 figures”, Bolivia shows an economic performance below their partners in the integration Agency, presents lower growth rates and greater accumulated variation of the CPI, in this…

Santa Cruz needs to draw the line!

Santa Cruz is the economic driving force in Bolivia, as such, must draw the lines for the economic future of Bolivia. El Deber reports: Big and new challenges The Santa Cruz economy grows despite everything and expects seven laws Crucian entrepreneurship accepts the challenge of the Government to continue breaking economic records and raise export….

What Bolivia needs starting tomorrow? January 1st, 2013?

Henrry Ugarte A. writes for El Deber: Entrepreneurs see five challenges to continue growing in 2013 They believe that the ideal is to hold 5%, but suggest on agreeing on important laws, such as the banking and investment. They ask for either negotiate with the CAN before deciding admission to Mercosur. Linked to the trade,…