Communal banks extend credit, empower women and build equity in rural Bolivia POCOATA, Bolivia, 23 May 2011 – It takes money to make money. Just ask Pilar Rueda, 38, a Quechua mother of two from this remote rural town in the Bolivian department of PotosÃ. She and much of her community have lifted themselves out of extreme poverty through "Bancos Comunales" – Communal Banks – an innovative project developed by UNICEF. Unicef May 23 08:37pm
Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS): Zacks Rank Buy This silver miner recently reported a record quarter and is trading at just 12.7x forward estimates. Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance May 23 10:00pm
Megaquake Possible For Bolivia Bolivia may need to prepare for a possible 8.9 magnitude quake that would be 125 times more powerful than previously calculated to be possible in this area, AFP reports. Two million people in the region of the east of the central Andes mountains could be affected in what had been thought, until now, to be a relatively calm area for seismic activity, according to a study published in Nature ... redOrbit May 09 05:08am
Banks lead sharp sharemarket slide AUSTRALIAN shares are sharply lower led by the bloodbath among the banking stocks. Adelaide Now May 22 08:13pm
Banking sell-off sparks share slide Australian shares have continued to fall from a sharply lower open, with banks stocks losing the most ground amid widespread selling. Business Day May 22 07:44pm
Tenterfield bypass will take 600 trucks off main streets AN ALLOCATION of $6 million from last night’s budget ensures planning will begin to upgrade the New England Highway at Bolivia Hill and undergo preliminary planning for a heavy vehicle bypass on the western side of Tenterfield. Northern Daily Leader May 10 11:17am
Aust stocks plunge The Australian share market ended the day deeply in the red at a two-month low BigPond News May 23 08:01am
Venezuela oil giant hit with sanctions Venezuela ’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, was slapped with sanctions for violating the Iran embargo. Miami Herald May 24 03:46pm
