One of his first measures when taking office in 2006 was to raise mining taxes and nationalize the country’s key natural gas industry. He has also expropriated the telecommunications and www.rsgpfast.com?
seized and nationalized the assets of Vancouver-based South American Silver Corp. (TSX:SAC)?two years ago.Morales also made waves when defined the nation's mineral deposits as "blessings" in a 2012 law, aimed to protect the right of nature "to not be affected by mega-infrastructure and development projects that affect the balance of ecosystems and the local inhabitant communities".
Though rich in mineral and energy resources,?data from the?Unicef?shows that Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the weakest economy in all of South America.Images from Flickr
seized and nationalized the assets of Vancouver-based South American Silver Corp. (TSX:SAC)?two years ago.Morales also made waves when defined the nation's mineral deposits as "blessings" in a 2012 law, aimed to protect the right of nature "to not be affected by mega-infrastructure and development projects that affect the balance of ecosystems and the local inhabitant communities".
Though rich in mineral and energy resources,?data from the?Unicef?shows that Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the weakest economy in all of South America.Images from Flickr