Tag: Bolivia

• Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:07 UTC

  US identifies 17 Latin American countries as major drug transit and producing areas

  

  President Donald Trump has warned he may take action against Mexico if it doesn't do more against drug trafficking. México is among the 22 major drug transit and drug-producing countries identified in a presidential memorandum released Thursday night by the White House.

• Sunday, August 4th 2019 - 17:40 UTC

  Bolivian exporters face new conditions to ship through the Chilean port of Arica

  

  The Arica Port Company (EPA) will start applying new tariffs as of Monday to Bolivian commerce, in accordance to the Service Manual in force since 2013, it was announced.

• Sunday, July 14th 2019 - 17:07 UTC

  Bolivia downplays risk of Brazil withdrawing from bioceanic railway project

  

  Bolivia's Foreign Trade Vice Minister Benjamín Blanco downplayed any risk that Brazil might opt out of the Bioceanic Railway Integration Corridor (CFBI) after the Brazilian ambassador said on Friday it was not a priority, amid fears that given the political differences between the two countries, the Bolsonaro administration might prefer a similar project with Argentina and Chile.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 12:39 UTC

  Russia and Bolivia sign accords during Evo's new Moscow trip

  

  Bolivia's President Evo Morales and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Thursday signed agreements in Moscow on energy, industrial, agricultural and military issues and discussed the Venezuelan crisis negotiations that are taking place in Norway between delegates of Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 12:31 UTC

  Bolivia is making final preparations as it steps up to host the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America

  

  The leading travel industry figureheads from across South and Central America are attending what will mark WTA’s inaugural ceremony on 13 July in this fascinating country.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Paraguayan president will visit Bolivia and sign a dozen cooperation accords

  

  The first bi-national Bolivia-Paraguay partnership scheduled for this week will result in at least twelve cooperation agreements between the two nations, announced Paraguayan Ambassador in La Paz Terumi Matsuo.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia disputing rights over the .amazon domain

  

  The presidents of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia criticized a recent decision by the organization that manages internet protocol to grant global retailer Amazon the rights to the .amazon domain.

• Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Morales launches his presidential campaign for a fourth five-year term

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales launched this weekend his campaign for a fourth term, rejecting opposition allegations that he leads a corrupt and dictatorial government. Morales, 59, is Bolivia's first indigenous president and is aiming to be reelected in October.

• Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 09:11 UTC

  Bolivia considering exporting natural gas from liquefaction terminals in Argentina

  

  Bolivia is looking at exporting natural gas globally through liquefaction terminals to be built in Argentina, and to buy crude from its southern neighbor, Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Monday, a move that would compensate for dwindling sales of its main export to Argentina and Brazil.

• Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 10:07 UTC

  Bolivian elections on October 20, not to coincide with Argentina and Uruguay

  

  General elections in Bolivia will now be held on Sunday, October 20, a week earlier than first planned, in order not to clash with elections in Argentina and Uruguay scheduled for October 27. Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) confirmed the decision this week.