By German Huanca, Urgente.bo For seventy-three years, Bolivia’s peasants and indigenous people had land but no capital, plots but no credit, work but no real possibility of risking anything tangible to start a business. Law 157 changes that equation at its core: for the first time since the 1953 agrarian reform, a government recognizes that…
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New Rules for Cards Abroad | Nuevas reglas para tarjetas en el exterior
By Juan Carlos Salinas, El Deber: Keys to understanding the new regulation of cards abroad The ASFI has already issued the regulation so that banks reactivate transactions with cards abroad /Photo: Internet The rule was issued by the Financial System Supervisory Authority. Learn what changes for online purchases and payments The Financial System Supervisory Authority…
Human Resilience, Microfinance, and the Evolution of Potatoes
J.P. Kloninger, Program Manager for CSR News: J.P. Kloninger is the Program Manager for Whole Planet Foundation’s North America microfinance portfolio and Team Member Giving. He previously served as Program Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, and as Administrator of Finance and Business Analysis. A native Californian who grew up in Costa Rica, J.P. has diverse…
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…
Watch Out: Seedoro Ghost Bank in Santa Cruz
El Diario reports: Denounced in the United Kingdom Seedoro Ghost Bank in Santa Cruz The UK’s Financial Behavior Authority (FCA) warned their nationals that Seedoro, registered in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is not authorized to offer financial services in Great Britain. “This company is not authorized by us and is targeting people in the UK. Based…
Golden anniversary for USAID
This cartoon appeared in La Razon on November 15, 2011. Where you see two sides of current political party in government. Kudos for USAID’s golden anniversary! Fifty years helping the whole world. In case you didn’t know, USAID/Bolivia funded a great variety of infrastructure across our beautiful Bolivia: did you know about: the road La…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 