La Paz, 21 nov (EFE).-representatives of 14 Spanish companies today began a visit to Bolivia in search of business opportunities in infrastructure, environment, water and sanitation.

The Group’s goal is to “seek counterpart Bolivian for transfer of technology and the opening of markets”, told Efe the President of the official Spanish Chamber of Commerce and industry in Bolivia, José Luis Muñoz.

“There is a continuing interest in Bolivia by the volume of projects underway at the level of multilateral agencies and Government (…)” “and these companies are very interested in participating and transmit their technologies to the country,” noted.

Entrepreneurs met with the Bolivian Minister of environment and water, Mabel monk; the Spanish Ambassador to La Paz, Ramon Santos, and representatives of the Bolivian administering of roads and the Chamber of construction.

Also interview with representatives in the peace of the World Bank, the Andean Development Corporation, the Inter-American Bank of development, Spanish cooperation and the German and Bolivian private firms.

The mission was soon in Washington and Wednesday will depart towards Ecuador, with the same agenda.

In Bolivia operating a dozen of Spanish companies, including Repsol, Red Eléctrica Spain, Abertis and Iberdrola and BBVA. EFE