ANF reports for El Diario: Plastic money transactions grow The use of the so-called plastic money, allowing pay for services and make purchases without the need for paper bills, advances in the country to a growth rate of 7.6% a year, as is clear from the information provided by the Authority Financial System Supervision (ASFI)…
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UNESCO/ Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Sciences Research in LAC: Manuel Olivera Andrade
UNESCO reports: Manuel Olivera Andrade: Young researchers must make their voices heard Manuel Olivera Andrade, young Bolivian researcher, receives the UNESCO/Juan Bosch Prize for the Promotion of Social Science Research in Latin America and the Caribbean, on Monday, 26 October 2015, at UNESCO Headquarters, Room I, at 6:30 pm. The ceremony is part of the…
Young entrepreneurs reveal their secrets to success
Fernando Rojas reports for El Deber: Young entrepreneurs reveal their secrets to success They confess that their initiatives were the result of ‘hunches’, ‘tincazos’, ‘wildest dreams’ and ideas that shaped in corporations that are now their livelihood. The word crisis does not exist in their terminology and if anything they have in common is that…
In 13 years, the Sucre Archive published 500 digitized works
Milen Saavedra reports for Pagina Siete: The process of digitizing the collections began in 2002 In 13 years, the Sucre Archive published 500 digitized works The documents are available on the website of the National Archives and Library of Sucre and Iberoamerican Digital Heritage Library. After 13 years of having started the scanning process, the…
Scots charity helps Bolivian community get more out of cacao
Ilona Amos reports for Scots charity helps Bolivian community get more out of cacao EVERYONE loves chocolate. Now a Scottish charity is helping indigenous communities in the Amazon jungle take advantage of the world’s favourite guilty pleasure to safeguard their future and protect the local environment. The cacao that grows wild in Bolivia’s rainforests has…
Mary Drake: “There are 1,068 Bolivians studying in the US”
Beatriz Avalos reports for El Deber: Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Bolivia Mary Drake: “There are 1,068 Bolivians studying in the US” The United States has one of the most advanced educational systems in the world. In the past year, the US Embassy in Bolivia issued 800 visas for students. On…
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