Henry Oporto writes in Pagina Siete: Mining tax: zero over zero, equal zero The Ministry of mines, through its director of Legal Affairs Juan Carlos Carrasco, has confirmed that they want a 55% stake in mining projects operated by private utilities for Comibol. Percentage which would be set for contracts of Association of the State…
Tag: competitiveness
Bolivia to experience dollar black market due to governmental inefficiencies
An important warning that current government should consider seriously as in the past, the black market on dollar exchange has caused inflation, speculation and less competitiveness to our economic activities. From Los Tiempos: BY TAX BURDEN | The national private banking provides that it will have to abandon the sale of foreign currency because of…
Bolivian fruit export potential!
Ismael Luna Acevedo reports for El Dia: IBL: first lyophilized plant of fruits A striking company, specialized in the industrialization of national fruits, is exporting to European countries. Entrepreneurship pushes forward that urban population eat fruits with nutritional value. The consumption of fruit in the country is low, says an empirical observation. The truth is…
Bolivia needs to improve!! – The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013
It is a real shame where we fall under The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, from the World Economic Forum: The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 For the full report, please click WEF_TT_Competitiveness_Report_2013 Under the theme “Reducing Barriers to Economic Growth and Job Creation”, The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 assesses 140 economies worldwide based…
What happens with our LEGAL Chapare banana’s exports???!!
El Deber’s editorial is striking!! Bolivia is about to lose its most important LEGAL, sustainable export from Chapare…!!?? The future of Chapare The Argentine Government has just closed its borders to the entry of bananas produced in Bolivia, mainly from the Chapare, creating a political, economic and diplomatic problem that the Government of the MAS…
A Bolivian inventor, Mario Rodas patented machines to make bread
We need this type of news!!! Instead of the sorry performance of current demagogue central government… Igor Ruiz Zelada writes for El Deber: A SELF-TAUGHT DESIGNER Patented industrial machines for the manufacture of bread With the support of his two sons Mario Rodas became a prosperous business, which uses national inputs. Bread is the ancient…
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