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CARACAS, Tuesday March 28, 2006 | Update
Venezuelan Government grants scholarships to Bolivian students
As part of the policy undertaken by the Venezuelan Government
to cooperate with Bolivian President Evo Morales, 1,000
Bolivian students will receive a scholarship from Gran Mariscal
de Ayacucho Foundation (Fundayacucho) to complete university
studies.
As explained by Fundayacucho president Jorge Arreaza, the
youngsters will arrive in Venezuelan in 2006-2007. A total
of 470 people are expected to arrive this year, in addition
to 550 people in 2007.
The official failed to list the fields of study, but underscored
that they will make a technical career, official news agency
ABN reported.
Bolivian students will receive a monthly allotment of USD
280 for a total amount of USD 280,000. According to Arreaza,
the money comes from extraordinary sources, because it has
not been included in the entity ordinary budget.
"It is our duty to lend Bolivia a hand as they start a transformation
process for them not to face the same troubles that we had
to overcome," he underscored.
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Domestic inflation rate in Venezuela was 1.7 percent in January, at the same rate as in December 2009, despite currency devaluation at the start of the year decreed by President Hugo Chávez, a senior government source told Reuters on Tuesday.
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