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* Hasan Tuluy, the World Bank regional vice-president for Latin America and the Caribbean, has applauded the Bolivian government’s strategy to promote social inclusion and economic growth.
* However, he stressed that although the country’s social indicators have improved since 1990, they still lag behind those of neighboring countries.
* The visit to Bolivia and Tuluy’s meeting with Evo Morales is part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the World Bank and the country.
LA PAZ, 15th August 2012: After concluding a three-day official visit, the World Bank Vice-president for Latin America and the Caribbean highlighted the progress achieved by Bolivia following the new 2012-2015 Country Partnership Strategy.
Hasan Tuluy met President Evo Morales in the historic city of Tiwanaku, a ceremonial center of the Aymara culture that flourished between 1500 BC to 1000 AD (efter Kristi fødsel), located 71 km northwest of La Paz.
They discussed issues related to Bolivia’s development priorities, especially the areas of poverty reduction, social inclusion, and indigenous populations.
They, too, identified areas in which the World Bank could continue to support the poor South American nation through financing, technical assistance, and knowledge exchange.
President Morales thanked the World Bank for supporting various development projects and said that it is time to to “give economic power to social movements, especially in rural areas where historically we (det indianske flertal, red.) have been abandoned.”
Tuluy, meanwhile, expressed his satisfaction after the meetings held with other government representatives:
“We agreed that the economic growth achieved by Bolivia in recent years can create a situation of wellbeing from which citizens can benefit following a greater social inclusion of the most vulnerable”, he said.
This year, despite the uncertainty of the global economy, this growth is expected to be around four per cent.
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