Bolivia: Banana exports decrease by 4%

Fresh Plaza reports from La Prensa: Bolivia: Banana exports decrease by 4% The value of banana exports between January and April 2017 fell by 4 percent when compared to the same period last year, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). The banana producers from the tropics said that the fall was due…

Bolivia lags behind attracting investments

El Diario reports: Bolivia to the tail in attraction of investments Former Mining Minister Dionisio Garzón said Bolivia lags behind in investments, while Colombia, Ecuador and Argentina have attractive rules to attract foreign capital, and seek to develop their sector. He regretted that the Government does not have attractive projects, while Ecuador is in the…

Bankers see a drop in deposits

El Deber reports: Bankers see a drop in deposits Due to the current economic situation, Asoban recognizes that there is a slight increase in the volume of arrears. Nelson Villalobos, executive secretary of the Association of Private Banks of Bolivia (Asoban), ruled out that in the financial sector there are liquidity problems and pointed out…

PACEÑA WINS GOLD MEDAL AT 2017 MONDE SELECTION

Pagina Siete reports: PACEÑA WINS GOLD MEDAL AT MONDE SELECTION For the seventy-second time, the International Quality Selection Institute Monde Selection awarded a gold medal to Paceña beer, after a process of scientific selection and of high demand. The emblem was received this year in Malta by the master brewer who guides the preparation of…

The quinoa tourist route in three producing regions is launched

MIguel Melendres reports for El Deber: The quinoa tourist route in three producing regions is launched Farmers in the departments of La Paz, Oruro and Potosí will benefit from the agreement between Boltur and the International Quinoa Center. In an unprecedented interinstitutional agreement, Bolivian Tourism (Boltur) and the International Quinoa Center (CIQ) signed this morning,…