El Diario reports: Entrepreneurship conditions greater investments The Bolivian businessman welcomes the announcement of the Government to increase public investment, but demanded conditions for private parties to raise its stake through the injection of fresh capital into the national economy. Ronald Nostas, president of the Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia [CEPB], said the sector…
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Bolivian Economics 101: The external debt, a serious problem
An Editorial from El Diario: The external debt, a serious problem It seems that there was always a kind of slogan in all governments: appeal for all to indebtedness. Grave resource that seriously compromises the country, both because interest is paid, even as low as they are, and in cases, commissions that even after many…
DESPICABLE CRIME: OVER 70 JAGUARS WERE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING
Mirna Echave reports for La Prensa: MISSING HUMAN RESOURCES AND MATERIALS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. OVER 70 JAGUARS WERE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING National authorities await the judgment justice to be applied to a foreigner accused of smuggling wildlife parts of Bolivia. In his possession more than 300 jaguar teeth, and other parts of specimens of…
As of May 2015, Bolivia electronic waste will be exported to four countries
Gabriel Diez reports for Pagina Siete: THE GOAL IS THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF THIS TYPE OF WASTE As of May, Bolivia electronic waste will be exported to four countries The destinations are the United States, China, Denmark and Belgium. At first, it is planned to be sent 30 tons of such waste to those States. Since…
Read about the mood of current president after the elections’ “debacle”
After the election for Governors and Mayors in Bolivia, it was clear that something happened to the support to the coca grower ochlocracy, the masismo lost big time. Humberto Vacaflor describes superbly the mood of the president, he writes in HoyBolivia.com Moods of the President President Evo Morales is not a fool, as is well-known….
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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