The government informed this Tuesday that the Sipotindi X1 well has double the reserves, 0.6 trillion cubic feet (TCF) instead of 0.3 that initially projected.
Day: Oct 28, 2020
Fires down to 28, but average weekly outbreaks double that of 2019
Although forest fires have dropped by approximately 50 per cent in the last week to 28, the average daily number of hot spots (smaller events) is 135 per cent higher than the average for the same period in 2019 due to climate and human intervention. Although there is a decreasing trend of fires due to the rains that have been falling since last week, the affectation reaches an area of more than 1.8 million hectares nationwide.
Pro Mujer IFD places securitization securities for $24.39 mn
Pro Mujer IFD achieved the total placement of its Securitization Securities in the stock market for an amount of 170 million Bolivians ($24.39 mn), is the third stock market operation in the last two years. The other two stock market operations carried out in 2018 and 2019 for amounts of 120 million Bolivians ($17.22 mn).
Foreign investment in the region falls by 25% in 6 months
Foreign direct investment in Latin America fell 25% year-on-year in the first six months of 2020, according to a United Nations report.
Exports: from January to September there was a fall of $2 bn compared to 2019
The pandemic caused a 29% drop in domestic exports, from January to September, compared to a similar period in 2019, resulting in a $2 billion reduction.