A SUCCESFUL FEICOBOL IS OVER UNTIL NEXT YEAR

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 Last Sunday the 28th version of Feicobol closed with fireworks and the presence of prominent people and other public figures, at the Alalay fairgrounds. This version was described as successful, which moved more money than last year and without a doubt also attracted more visitors. Although the reports will only be released on Wednesday, the preliminaries announce that at least 54.1 million dollars were moved in the fair and the business roundtable and more than 303 thousand people walked the streets of the fair in this ten days .

In total, 1106 Bolivian and foreign companies participated, showing everything from the latest generation construction material to innovative Chinese vehicles that will just arrive on the Bolivian market.

So far some companies have billed up to a million and a half dollars in sales and pre-sales, closing deals with companies from abroad and within.

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