El Diario reports: Lack of public policies Forum proposes five suggestions for industrial development • Recommended to improve productivity levels of manufacturing to reverse technological backwardness • Experts analyzed conditions for the integral development of the sector At the end of the Forum “The main engine of economic growth. Industrial productivity. Current situation and outlook in…
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In wake of WHO report, Bolivia touts llama as healthy alternative to beef
FP – JIJI reports for The Japan Times: In wake of WHO report, Bolivia touts llama as healthy alternative to beef AFP-JIJI TURCO, BOLIVIA – Danish chef Kamilla Seidler is carefully preparing steak tartare at Gustu, an upscale restaurant in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. But instead of the usual beef, she is making…
Due to lack of coherent policies, the castana [chestnut] market faces saturation
Roxana Villa reports for El Deber: Chestnut crisis facing market saturation The markets for the Bolivian product [castaña] are closing, due to the import of nearly 6,000 tons of Brazilian almond. The sector calls for more regulation. Despite the $192 million dollars generated by the export of chestnut [bertholletia excelsa] in 2015, the northern Amazon…
Get to know Susana Benavides, the best female golfer ever (from Bolivia)
Alex Myers reports for Golf Digest: Get to know Susana Benavides, the best female golfer ever (from Bolivia) It’s too early to tell if Susana Benavides will ever achieve her dream of playing full time on the LPGA Tour. But no matter where her career takes her, the Bolivian beauty is bound to turn heads….
A Minnesota-funded college has taken root in rural Bolivia
From StarTribune: A Minnesota-funded college has taken root in rural Bolivia By Jean Hopfensperger In a remote farm community nestled in the Bolivian mountains, a Catholic university has taken root thanks to Minnesota supporters 4,500 miles away. Called the Unidad Academica Campesina, it has offered college degrees to indigenous students in practical fields such as…
The CBN starts exporting Paceña beer to Mexico
Maria Mena reports for Pagina Siete: The Company sells abroad 2% of its production The CBN starts exporting Paceña beer to Mexico CBN currently exported to Chile, Spain, United States, China and England. Seeks to be among the top 10 brands in the world. The institutional manager of the Bolivian National Brewery (CBN), Ivo Blazicevic,…
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