Wednesday, November 01, 2006
President Evo Morales backed off his plan to nationalize Bolivia's mining industry, saying Tuesday his government can't afford it for now but he still wants to eventually recover control of the country's mineral wealth. Mining is the country's second-largest source of export income for South America's poorest country, after natural gas, which Morales nationalized May 1. (See Canadian Press:
Bolivia's Morales backs off mining nationalization plans
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