El Diario reports: INE published data Minimum economic contribution of cooperatives The National Statistics Institute (INE) revealed that mining cooperatives and small ones contributed to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with just 2.2 percent between January and May 2016. During this period, these two sectors have produced 58,692 metric tons of fine zinc concentrates; the total…
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Micro entrepreneurs hesitate about paying the double Christmas bonus
ANF reports in El Deber: Micro entrepreneurs hesitate about paying the double Christmas bonus They will conduct a technical and economic study to evaluate their annual growth. However, the Supreme Decree 1802 does not provide for the suspension of payment in any case. The National Confederation of Micro and Small Businesses (Conamype) announced the completion of a…
Bolivian gov’s mirage is fading! Sales drop in value and volume – Falling income, economic boom gone! – Trade deficit!
El Diario reports: First bimonthly 2015: Sales drop 27% in value and 6% by volume Bolivian exports to February 2015 show a general reduction in values and volumes exported. Likewise the average export prices have been continuously deteriorating, explained by less favorable external economic conditions. In the opinion of the Chamber of Exporters of Santa…
Bolivia among the five countries with MORE inflation!
Gregory Beltran reports for La Prensa: Rising food in the region was 1.3% higher in 2013 BOLIVIA IS ONE OF THE FIVE COUNTRIES WITH MORE INFLATION According to FAO report, the price increase implies a impact on welfare of the poorest households, because [the poor] allocate more money to that item. Bolivia started in 2013…
Nationwide, Bolivian public servants need to do a BETTER job!!!
We say we are a poor country, that we need lots of infrastructure of all sorts… etc. However, there is a simple thing that ALL current politicians must do: a better job!! for heaven’s sake! Pagina Siete reports: The Government already submitted the 2012 PGE [General State’s Budget] to the Legislative 45% budget execution of…
Bolivian industry limited growth since 2005
This chart reflects the Gross Domestic Product (PIB in Spanish) and the national industry growth since 2005. Data provided by the National Chamber of Industries (CNI). Yellow bars is GDP and red line is the industry GDP, source CNI data and chart was produced by Pagina Siete. The Bolivian annual industrial growth has contracted in 8%…
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