Manfredo Kempff Suarez writes for El Deber: Failure of the State The political opposition has not been the one, which has launched the alarm on the dangerous road that are gaining businesses that are in the hands of the State, it is the Government itself, mentor of nationalisations and nationalisations, who has seen how a…
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Corruption in Bolivian state-owned enterprises…
Corruption spreads out fast, and given the recent “developments” more an more corrupt cases continue to be reported, re-opened… this time Marco Chuquimia reports for El Deber: MINING They see millionaire embezzlement in Vinto Audit uncovers questionable use of Bs94.1 million The Mining Ministry conducted an audit to the trust of Bs112 million made to…
Bolivia ranks 114 (out of 141) in the Global Innovation Index 2012 edition
INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, a specialized agency of the United Nations) co-publish The Global Innovation Index (GII) since 2012. This year in its fifth edition, the GII was previously published by INSEAD. The GII recognizes the key role of innovation as a driver of economic growth and prosperity and acknowledges the…
One more… of what? corruption case… unfortunately for Bolivia…
Nancy Vacaflor writes for Pagina Siete: Defense accuses the Chief of Enabol with Prosecutor’s Office for the barges case The Minister of Defense, Ruben Saavedra, denounced irregularities in the process of acquisition of 18 barges to the highest executive authority of the Bolivian shipping company (Enabol), Marcelo Ballesteros, and five others. The announcement was made…
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