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Bolivia and Paraguay to Invest in International Fiber-Optics Cable

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Bolivian telecommunications officials recently announced their readiness to join a telecommunications project which will bring faster and cheaper internet access to the region…

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Japan To Help Fund Geothermal Plant in Potosí

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Today Luis Fernando Vincenti, Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister, announced the cooperation of Japan in the construction of a geothermal plant in Potosí…

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Bolivia and Iran Sign 200 Million Euro Credit Agreement

Monday, August 30th, 2010

This morning the governments of Bolivia and Iran signed a 200 million euro credit line that will enable Bolivia to initiate new development projects…

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Bolivia and South Korea Sign Lithium Agreement

Friday, August 27th, 2010

In a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in Seoul yesterday, Bolivian President Evo Morales signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) which will enable the involvement of South Korean businesses…

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Evo to Visit South Korea

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

On Wednesday, August 25th, President Evo Morales will fly to South Korea and meet with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in the first meeting between the leaders of these nations since ties were…

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Evo Warns Oil Producers Not to Meddle in Politics, Again

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Yesterday Bolivian President Evo Morales once again warned oil executives against becoming involved in politics and conspiring against his government…

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Shopkeepers March on La Paz in Protest of Customs Reform

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

For the second consecutive day, shopkeepers and small business owners from La Paz and the superferia commercial area of Oruro shut down central La Paz…

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Cochabamba Assembly Increases Salaries

Monday, June 14th, 2010

On June 14th the Cochabamba Legislative Assembly voted for a resolution giving them each a salary of Bs. 8,500 per month ($1,214). Cochabamba Assembly secretary…

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BCP Solid Despite Run on Bank Scare

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

On Wednesday, June 8th, the Cochabamba newspaper La Voz published a news article entitled, “Rumors of a Possible Bankruptcy in Banco de Credito…

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Franchises Flourish in Bolivia, for Better and Worse

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Traveling from Bolivia’s back roads to the cosmopolitan La Paz feels like traveling to another…

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