Money Exchange
Exchange rates are announced at banks and several locations in La Paz centro. This money exchange locations are called Casa de Cambio (Money Exchange House). These money exchangers are often open long hours and provide quick service. Although we recommend to compare the exchange rates often with the one you can get from our Infotheque xe.com Universal Currency Converter
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Financial Times
- BP disaster costs rise to $8bnThe oil group said the costs associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have risen by $2bn in the last month to $8bn and that it expected the relief well currently under construction to be completed …
- Trading thins ahead of key US jobs dataEuropean and Asian shares are slightly higher as investors are cheered by positive economic data from the US and a third straight session of gains on Wall Street
- Fears grow over global food supplyRussia announced a 12-month extension of its grain export ban, raising fears about a return to the food shortages and riots of 2007-08 which spread through developing countries dependent on imports
- Wall St backs Dinallo for NY attorney-generalWall Street is backing the right-hand man of Elliot Spitzer, its previous scourge, in the race for one of the most powerful financial law enforcement jobs in the US, the New York attorney-general, acc …
- Argentina gold mine sparks rival bidsCanada’s Goldcorp has launched a C$3.6bn (US$3.4bn) cash-and-stock takeover offer for Andean Resources, trumping a C$3.4bn bid made public only hours earlier by Eldorado Gold, another Canadian miner. …
- Foreign companies ‘losing out’ in ChinaForeign companies are losing market share in China across a broad range of industries because of discriminatory treatment by the government and regulators, according to the European Chamber of Commerc …
- Leaders agree to meet again on MideastThe Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to negotiate a ‘framework’ for peace talks and to hold a second direct meeting in two weeks’ time
- HSBC in clearest warning over relocationWarning given over British banks moving their headquarters abroad if UK government-appointed Commission on Banking were to decide that big groups should be broken up
- HP to buy 3Par as Dell pulls out of raceHewlett-Packard won the bidding battle for data storage technology company 3Par after Dell said on Thursday it would not raise its offer and was ending talks
- Lenders shunned on stress tests doubtsLeading UK and continental European companies eschewing banks from Spain, Italy and even Germany because they do not believe the Europe-wide assessments gave a true picture of their financial health
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
- Bernanke Defends Record On LehmanFed chief Ben Bernanke told a panel that he had no options to prevent Lehman Brothers' failure in September 2008 even though he knew its downfall would be "catastrophic."
- New Jobless Claims DeclineFewer workers filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, the second week in a row such claims declined and a rare bright spot in an otherwise grim job market.
- Putin Extends Wheat-Export BanThe Russian prime minister's move helped push up the price of wheat and sparked fears of supply shortages and broader unrest over rising food costs.
- ECB Dismisses Double DipThe European Central Bank raised its central forecast for 2010 economic growth in the euro zone after leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record-low of 1%, as expected.
- Euro-Zone Retail Sales RiseRetail sales in the 16 countries that use the euro rose more than expected in July in a fresh sign that consumer demand is helping drive economic growth.
- U.K. Services Growth SlowsThe U.K.'s economic recovery showed further signs of losing steam as data showed a sharp slowdown in growth in the country's dominant services sector.
- U.S. Officials Head to BeijingU.S. National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers and Deputy National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon will travel to Beijing this weekend for high-level talks as the U.S. and China work to iron …
- Lobbying on New Finance RulesU.S. firms eager to shape new financial regulations have wasted no time in lobbying the Federal Reserve and other agencies, according to details from the central bank.
- Factory Growth Buoys MarketsGrowth in manufacturing activity accelerated last month in both the U.S. and China, defying mounting signs of a global slowdown and cheering investors.
- Euro-Zone Growth JumpsThe strongest rise in consumer spending since the start of the financial crisis helped drive the euro zone's strong growth in the second quarter.
- Swiss Economy Shows GrowthSwiss gross-domestic-product growth accelerated in the second quarter to hit its highest growth rate in 2½ years, setting the stage for another strengthening of the Swiss franc.
- Tech Rebound Spreads to OaklandThe Bay Area's technology recovery has been so robust that the optimism has even spread to Oakland, which hasn't been a traditional start-up hub.
