Tag: Bolivia

Monday, June 11th 2012 - 05:38 UTC
Bolivia’s Morales nationalizes zinc and tin mines licensed to Swiss group

Bolivia announced on Sunday the nationalization of the mining company Colquiri to the west of the country and which belongs to the Swiss group Glencore. The announcement by Minister of the Presidency, Juan Ramon Quintana, followed a meeting with the mining unions and the villages from Colquiri region.
Tuesday, June 5th 2012 - 08:07 UTC
Chile tells Morales “it will not yield sovereignty over any piece of territory”

The Chilean Executive secretary general Andres Chadwick gave full support on Monday to Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno decision of not attending the Sunday session at the OAS General Assembly in Cochabamba where Bolivian president Evo Morales called for a sovereign sea outlet for his land-locked country.
Monday, June 4th 2012 - 03:08 UTC
“Malvinas for Argentina and sea outlet for Bolivia” demands Morales at OAS meeting

As anticipated in the opening speech of the 42 OAS General Assembly hosted by landlocked Bolivia, President Evo Morales put on the discussion table his country’ aspiration for an outlet to the Pacific Ocean linking it to Argentina’s sovereignty dispute with the UK over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Tuesday, May 29th 2012 - 06:05 UTC
“Malvinas for Argentina and sea for Bolivia” battle cry at next OAS assembly

Bolivian president Evo Morales announced on Monday he will request at the coming Organization of American States, OAS General Assembly to be held in Cochabamba that the issues of Malvinas Argentine sovereignty and a sea outlet for Bolivia be discussed.
Monday, May 28th 2012 - 01:22 UTC
Argentina thanks Bolivia for its standing support to the Malvinas sovereignty

Argentine vice-president Amado Boudou publicity thanked Bolivia for its standing and unyielding support to Argentina’s claims over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands.
Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 19:14 UTC
India’s ambitious project to mine 20bn tons of iron ore in Bolivia at risk

India’s Jinda Steel & Power's ambitious Bolivian project to mine 20 billion tons of iron ore is at risk after the Bolivian government encashed yet another 18-million dollars bank guarantee from the Indian firm for not meeting contractual terms.
Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 06:35 UTC
Spain says Argentina should follow Bolivia example and pay a ‘fair price’ for YPF

Toning down its initial strong reactions to the nationalization of Spanish controlled YPF Spain’s Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo said that Argentina should pay a “fair price” for the oil company citing a similar case in Bolivia this week.
Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 06:26 UTC
Uruguay supports Argentina’s seizure of YPF but countries decide “proceedings”

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro backed Argentina’s controversial decision to nationalize the country's biggest oil company YPF arguing countries’ right to recover a strategic market is “indisputable”.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 23:35 UTC
IMF does not see a ‘nationalization trend’ in South America; Bolivia in compensation talks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it does not see a trend in South America toward state nationalization of private companies despite moves made by Bolivia and Argentina in recent weeks, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 07:39 UTC
US and EU concerned with “investment climate” following Bolivia’s seizure of Spanish power company

Bolivian President Evo Morales Government’s decision to nationalize the main power transport company that was in hands of Red Eléctrica Española (REE) generated claims from Spain, while United States and the European Union showed their “concern.”