INVEST IN BOLIVIA FOREIGN INVESTMENTS TO BOLIVIA   INVEST IN BOLIVIA (PDF) Advantages of investing - Investment law - Investment sectors - Legal frameworks for investment - Types of companies - Free trade and industrial zones. NEW LAWS IN BOLIVIA. Some new laws that have been approved in Bolivia. NEW SUPREME DECREES IN BOLIVIA. Some new supreme decrees that have been approved in Bolivia. Agreement between Bolivia and MERCOSUR (Spanish language). MERCOSUR (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur. English: Southern Common Market) is an economic and political agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Mercosur was founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción and updated in 1994 by the Treaty of Ouro Preto. Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru currently have associate member status. Mexico and New Zealand qualify as official observers. Its purpose is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods, people, and currency. The official languages are Guaraní, Portuguese and Spanish. It has been updated, amended, and changed many times since. It is now a full customs union. Mercosur and the Andean Community of Nations are customs unions that are components of a continuing process of South American integration connected to the Union of South American Nations. Agreement between Bolivia and Andean Community (Spanish language). The Andean Community (Spanish: Comunidad Andina, CAN) is a regional organization of four countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) that have a common goal - to achieve an integral development, more balanced and independent, by Andean integrating, South American and Latin American. The Andean integration process began with the signing of the Cartagena Agreement on May 26, 1969. The Andean Community has 101 million inhabitants living in an area of 3,798,000 km2. The Andean Community members are Bolivia (1969), Colombia (1969), Ecuador (1969) and Peru (1969). The associated countries with the Andean Community are Argentina (2005), Brazil (2005), Chile (Chile left the Cartagena Agreement in 1976, and returned as an associate member of the Andean Community in 2006.), Paraguay (2005) and Uruguay (2005 ). The observer countries are Mexico, Panama, Spain and Western Sahara. Venezuela joined to Andean Community in 1973 and retired in 2006 as a protest to future FTA (Free Trade Agreement) to be signed by Colombia and Peru with the United States. Agrarian reform law of Bolivia (law 1715). New law of land in Bolivia. This law aims to establish the organizational structure and responsibilities of the National Service of Agrarian Reform and the land distribution scheme. Guarantee the right owner. Create the Agrarian Superintendence… Banking Law of Bolivia (Law N°- 1488 of banks and financial institutions of May 5, 2004), (Spanish language). The financial intermediation and auxiliary financial services in Bolivia are subject to the scope of this Law, in order to forewarn the national financial order and promote a sound financial system, reliable and competitive. The Central Bank of Bolivia is governed by their own... Business development plans for Bolivia (By your request we develop business plan for any type of industry, trade, agriculture, livestock in Bolivia…) Commercial Code of Bolivia (Spanish language). (The Commercial Code regulates the legal relations arising from the business in Bolivia. In cases not specifically regulated…) International fairs in Bolivia (EXPOFOREST, AGROPECRUZ, PETROGAS, BOOK FAIR, FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL OF WINE AND CHEESE, MINING EXPO BOLIVIA, BOLIVIA GAS AND ENERGY, EXPOCRUZ, PETROGAS…) Law on the use of forest resources of Bolivia (Forestry Law of Bolivia, No. 1700 of 12.07.1996),(Spanish language). Forestry Law of Bolivia aims to regulate the sustainable use and protection of forests and forest lands for the benefit of present and future generations, harmonizing the social, economic and ecological development of Bolivia… Law of games in Bolivia. Law Nº 060 (November 25, 2010). The present Law is to establish basic law lottery games and games of chance. Allowed games in Bolivia. Gaming machines. All machine mechanical, electronic, electromechanical, electrical or running any other operating mode, which changes the amount bet on one play, allowing the eventual gain a prize or contemplates... Listing of properties and business for sale in Bolivia (Plots of rural and urban land, Livestock estancias, Farmland, Wood fields, Ranches, Houses, Buildings, Hotels, Resorts...) Macroeconomic data of Bolivia (Gross domestic product, Consumption, Investment, Inflation, Export prices, Import prices, Fiscal accounts...) Mining code of Bolivia (Law of 17 March 1997), (Spanish language). Domain of mineral substances, concession and mining rights in Bolivia. Mining in Bolivia. Prospecting, exploration and exploitation of minerals in Bolivia. Concentrating, smelting, refining and marketing of minerals and metals in Bolivia. The rights and duties of holders of concessions for mining in Bolivia... Purchase property in Bolivia (Foreign nationals, regardless of the type of visa for which they enter in Bolivia, are permitted to purchase apartments, houses, ranches, land and other property in Bolivia, with virtually no restrictions. However, there are two main conditions...) Projects for Bolivia financed by the IDB (The Inter-American Development Bank and Bolivia have been working together to improve the lives of all Bolivians for over 50 years. A fifth of the public investment has been funded by the IDB. The IDB has financed several projects aimed at improving human capital. In the fight against extreme poverty, the IDB has funded improvements in maternal and child health and nutrition, as well as the expansion of the country’s conditional cash transfer program…) Projects for Bolivia financed by the Corporación Andina de Fomento. CAF (Latin American development bank) has the mission of stimulating sustainable development and regional integration by financing projects in the public and private sectors, and providing technical cooperation and other specialized services. Founded in 1970 and currently with 18 member countries from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe along with 14 private banks… Projects for Bolivia financed by the World Bank. The World Bank is one of four institutions created at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944. The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs. The World Bank differs from the World Bank Group, in that the World Bank comprises only two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association, whereas… Preferential treatment for exports to the United State of America of goods produced in Bolivia. Achiote, Alliaceous vegetables, Almonds, Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, Antimony ores and concentrates, Antimony oxides, Arsenic pentoxide, Arsenic, Articles of aluminum, Articles of copper, Bananas, Barley, Bay leaves, Beans, Bed linen… .