By Visión 360: A U.S. Government mission arrives in Bolivia to explore investment opportunities The purpose of the visit is to carry out an assessment of the country’s commercial situation and identify areas with investment potential. Members of the mission who arrived in Bolivia. Photo: U.S. Embassy Press An economic mission from the United States…
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Bolivia: Falls Behind Due to Slow Internet | Se queda atrás por internet lento
By Raúl Domínguez, El Deber: Rodrigo Regalsky: “Bolivia is falling behind because of its internet quality” Rodrigo Regalsky, finance expert / Photo: Courtesy The finance and technology expert says the country is losing serious opportunities due to poor internet connectivity. Young tech entrepreneurs are the most affected sector. Bolivia continues to lag in digital matters,…
Social networks, commerce, and ñeq’e: the entrepreneurial spirit of La Paz doesn’t give up | RRSS, comercio y ñeq’e, el espíritu emprendedor paceño no se rinde
By Jorge Manuel Soruco, Visión 360: On TikTok and Facebook, many people from La Paz are engaged in selling a wide variety of products. Some have started their own businesses to cope with the economic crisis the country is going through. José Poma creates videos on TikTok to promote his product. Photo: José Fernández /…
USDT: gains ground as a means of payment | gana terreno como medio de pago
By El Deber: USDT gains ground as a means of payment in Bolivia: what are the opportunities and challenges of using this digital currency? USDT is currently trading at around Bs 16.69 In cities like La Paz, Santa Cruz, and Cochabamba, its use for paying services, buying food, or making transfers is already being reported,…
Bolivia’s indigenous mark ‘Palm Sunday’ with annual fair
AP reports via CNBCTV18.com: Thousands of indigenous people are marking Palm Sunday with an annual agricultural fair in the suburbs of one of Bolivia’s largest cities. The so-called Palm Sunday Fair, which began as a way to recreate the livestock markets of biblical times, is currently dominated by all sorts of informal trade. But the…
Millionaires of El Alto and their Urban Change
Pagina Siete reports: CONFERENCE: Millionaires of El Alto and their Urban Change The new millionaires of El Alto, the chola bourgeoisie and their movements, both social and physical, set in the so-called global south, is the theme of the conference that will provide today [07/27/2016] Kate Maclean, Professor of Social Geography at Birkbeck College, University…
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