El Diario reports: European Union awaits for incentives to invest • Ambassador Timothy Torlot stated that a legal, clear and transparent framework is important in any country in the world, adding that the international community expects the regulations of the law. Meanwhile, Ambassador James Thornton recognizes the economic potential of the country expressed in the…
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Bolivia inks deal for Mutun steel project with China’s Sinosteel
Reports: Bolivia inks deal for Mutun steel project with China’s Sinosteel Sao Paulo (Platts) Bolivia Wednesday signed a contract to develop the Mutun iron and steelworks with China’s Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering, Boliva’s Corporacion Minera de Bolivia (Comibol). Bolivian President Evo Morales signed the contract. “They (Sinosteel) will install the mill in two and…
Chile owes Bolivia more than one billion dollars for using Silala water
El Dia reports via HoyBolivia.com: It was calculated that Chile owes Bolivia more than one billion dollars for the Silala water El Dia.- President of the Senate, José Alberto ‘Gringo’ Gonzales, estimated on Tuesday [03/29/2016] that Chile owes Bolivia more than one billion dollars for the consumption of the Silala water. [photo from internet source]…
WB EXPERT WARNS THAT AN ENTREPRENEUR IN BOLIVIA SPENDS 27% OF HIS TIME ON PROCEEDINGS
ANF reports: WB EXPERT WARNS THAT AN ENTREPRENEUR IN BOLIVIA SPENDS 27% OF HIS TIME ON PROCEEDINGS Quijandra said that according to various opinions of Bolivian entrepreneurs, bureaucratic procedures that they must comply, generate constraints to competitiveness. La Paz, March 24 (ANF).- A manager of companies in Bolivia must allocate 27% of his time to…
STOP: In Bolivia, deforestation reached 350,000 hectares per year
CEDIB study, reported in El Diario: Report of Cedib In Bolivia, deforestation reached 350,000 hectares per year • According to the document released by Cedib, Bolivia has the highest level of clearance in relation to global figures. The Center for Documentation and Information Bolivia (Cedib) estimated that Bolivia lost 350,000 hectares of forests annually by…
TCP rejects conscientious objection and military service is compulsory
Maria Silvia Trigo reports for El Deber: TCP rejects conscientious objection and military service is compulsory The Plurinational Constitutional Court ruled that conscientious objection is unconstitutional and that military service is compulsory at 18 years old. The Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) declared unconstitutional the right to conscientious objection, so that military service is still obligatory…
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