Fresh Plaza reports: Bolivia wants to recover strawberry exports Five years ago Bolivia stopped exporting the “red gold” – this is what some growers in Comarapa call the strawberry. This fruit is very rich in flavor and in production because it is one of the few that gives fruit throughout the year. According to data…
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A rational wage increase is the best option for Bolivia!
Miguel Roca reports for El Deber: IBCE suggests a rational wage increase From the IBCE, they consider that an increase higher than the index of inflation would bring negative consequences in the companies and would affect labor stability. Gary Rodriguez, general manager of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE), warned Wednesday [04/05/2017] that a…
Bolivia lost $5,600 million dollars in exports
El Diario reports: Bolivia lost $5,600 million dollars in exports • According to the IBCE, foreign trade of Bolivia since 2015 does not undergo a good time • External sales fell about $4,200 million last year and nearly $1,500 million in 2016 Bolivia lost $5,600 million dollars for the decline in exports in the last…
Bolivian nontraditional exports fall 33% in value
Ismael Luna reports for El Dia: Exports in the month of August Nontraditional fall 33% in value Data. Volume sales were down 15%, according to the IBCE based on the INE report. Exports of non-traditional products as of August 2015, both in agriculture with manufacturing industry as a whole were down 33% in value and…
Another “accomplishment” of the coca grower presidency… WTH?!
ANF reports in Pagina Siete: Foreign Trade Bolivia goes from exporter to importer of wood Since 2010, exports of wood and articles experienced a steady decline in the value of their sales, as opposed to imports that kept growing and exceeded exports in 2014 valued at $9 million dollars. The data show that from January…
Dramatic drop in soybean and sunflower
El Diario reports: Dramatic drop in soybean and sunflower The export of soybean and sunflower fell 28% in value terms and 23% in volume terms in January this year [2015], with regard to the same month last year, something that had not happened ten years ago. A report by the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade…
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