Posts tagged Bolivia

Discarded Plastic Bottles Provide Housing for Poor in Lat-Am

on June 23, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Blog, Economy, People, Comments Off

The ubiquitous plastic bottles, a serious menace to nature is becoming a key raw material in building houses for the low income families of Latin America. The brain behind this project is understood to have drawn inspiration from a need… Continue reading

Fairtrade Enters Gold Market with New Standard

on March 19, 2010 by admin in Export News, Import News, Latin American Business, Trade Deals, Trade News, UK News, Comments Off

The Fairtrade Foundation, a market-based social organization has announced that it had jointly developed a gold standard with the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), a coalition of individuals and organizations for safe mining to help more than 100mn people of… Continue reading

Latin American Countries to Begin Single Currency Talks

on January 28, 2010 by admin in E-Commerce, Export News, Import News, Latin American Business, Trade News, Comments Off

The trade ministers of an alliance of Latin American Countries (ALBA) will meet today to discuss the operational launch of a regional electronic currency. In last April, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the leftist leaders of the region agreed to… Continue reading