Archive for May, 2010Bolivia’s International Credit Rating Improves: Now Above ArgentinaFriday, May 7th, 2010 On May 6th the ratings agency Standard and Poor’s announced that Bolivian debt now earned a “B/B” rating. This is the S&P’s third straight ratings improvement for … Read More..>>Earthquake Shakes La PazThursday, May 6th, 2010 On the morning of Wednesday, May 5th a small earthquake shook La Paz measuring less than 4 on the Richter scale. There… Read More..>>France Supports Bolivia’s Nationalization of French Company, Demands PaymentWednesday, May 5th, 2010 On May 4th the French government announced that it will respect Bolivia’s decision to nationalize the Bolivian electricity generation company Corani SA… Read More..>>Caranavi Dispute Grows ViolentTuesday, May 4th, 2010 After nine days of road blockades which have cut off the departments of Pando and Beni from La Paz and the Altiplano, violence erupted yesterday… Read More..>>Morales to Nationalize 100% of Bolivia’s Electricity and Large Antimony PlantMonday, May 3rd, 2010 The Bolivian government issued a supreme decree on May 2nd nationalizing the antimony factory owned by the Swiss company … Read More..>> |