And now a list of the business news making the rounds on the Bolivian dailies:
The government’s takeover bid on Transredes.
- The GOB has finalized an offer or $40 per share held by minority shareholders of the natural gas and oil transport company.
YPFB already holds a position on
Transredes and is attempting to reach a majority stake in the company;
Ashmore Energy International has made a counter-bid of $50 per share. Other international holding companies are involved, and developments are expected in the following days.
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COMTECO’s successful bid on Elfec.- The Cochabamba-based telecom cooperative has successfully acquired a 52 percent stake on the regional electricity provider
Elfec. The deal closed for $US 17 million in cash, tax and debt payments assumed by
COMTECO. Previous bids were made on the national telecom company
ENTEL, and a local cellular phone service provider
VIVA. Previously COMTECO also attempted to launch its own cellular phone service but was met with opposition from regulatory authorities. The daily
Opinión has an excellent interview with Fernando Gamboa, an executive of the acquiring company.
[SP]CBN under close watch on unfair competition charges.- The national brewery company has faced unfair competition charges (on purported “forced” exclusivity contracts) as of late, and the case is under scrutiny by regulatory agencies.
[SP]Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano receives additional aircraft.- The national carrier
LAB is in the process of incorporating one Boeing 727-200 aircraft in a bid to restart its services in the following weeks. The leasing company is unknown at this time although it’s known that the aircraft belonged to the recently closed
Champion Air US carrier. With the addition of this plane (which arrived to CBA on 04/23/08) LAB has two aircraft readily available for charter operations.
[SP]FEICOBOL opens its doors again.- The XXV version of Cochabamba’s international business fair -
Feicobol- will open its doors between the 24th of April and the 4th of May, close to 750 companies will be present.
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"... Una universidad se considera "reconocida" cuando sus egresados pueden salir al mundo laboral y desempeñarse de la mejor forma, cuando han aprendido todo lo necesario para retribuir a la sociedad lo que el estado (y los impuestos de todos) han invertido en uno, pero éso era el siglo pasado, en éste nuevo milenio, se crean universidades públicas nuevas por presión y no por necesidad, los estudiantes ingresan a diestra y siniestra a carreras que tienen el mercado laboral abarrotado. 
Tempting
