Antony Peyton writes for Banking Technology: Bolivia’s banking community adopts Swift’s KYC Bolivia’s banking community has connected to Swift’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, a centralised repository which maintains a standardised set of information about financial institutions required for KYC compliance. Since December 2014, the KYC Registry has been adopted by more than 2,350 financial…
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Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption
InSight Crime reports: Bolivia Church Clashes With Govt in Scathing Attack on Drug Corruption Written by Mimi Yagoub A pastoral letter by members of Bolivia’s Catholic Church has spoken out against drug trafficking and consumption in the country, controversially laying part of the blame on the nation’s “corrupt” government and security forces. The letter by…
European Union awaits for Bolivian incentives to invest
El Diario reports: European Union awaits for incentives to invest • Ambassador Timothy Torlot stated that a legal, clear and transparent framework is important in any country in the world, adding that the international community expects the regulations of the law. Meanwhile, Ambassador James Thornton recognizes the economic potential of the country expressed in the…
Bolivia inks deal for Mutun steel project with China’s Sinosteel
Reports: Bolivia inks deal for Mutun steel project with China’s Sinosteel Sao Paulo (Platts) Bolivia Wednesday signed a contract to develop the Mutun iron and steelworks with China’s Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering, Boliva’s Corporacion Minera de Bolivia (Comibol). Bolivian President Evo Morales signed the contract. “They (Sinosteel) will install the mill in two and…
WB EXPERT WARNS THAT AN ENTREPRENEUR IN BOLIVIA SPENDS 27% OF HIS TIME ON PROCEEDINGS
ANF reports: WB EXPERT WARNS THAT AN ENTREPRENEUR IN BOLIVIA SPENDS 27% OF HIS TIME ON PROCEEDINGS Quijandra said that according to various opinions of Bolivian entrepreneurs, bureaucratic procedures that they must comply, generate constraints to competitiveness. La Paz, March 24 (ANF).- A manager of companies in Bolivia must allocate 27% of his time to…
Bolivian government proposes to soy producers: release of 60 thousand tons!?
Pagina Siete reports: The government proposes the soy producers, the release of 60 thousand tons The government met with the soy industry producers to propose the release of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of soybeans. The industry argued that the volume is not satisfactory, because it does not cover operating expenses. [map obtained from the internet]…
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