YPFB must be more competitive to negotiate with Brazil

Bolivian oil state company, YPFB, needs to plan a more competitive strategy to negotiate gas contracts with Brazilian private firms in an adverse political panorama with the arrival of Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency.

Argentina began to export natural gas to Chile

Argentina finalised its first shipment of natural gas to Chile after it closed the key to its neighbour more than a decade ago. The initiative consolidates a new strategic alliance between the two countries said Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

IBCE projected an economic growth of above 4.5% in Bolivia if there are public-private partnerships

According to the Bolivian International Trade Institute (IBCE), Gary Rodriguez, public-private partnerships such as the construction of the international ports Jennefer, Aguirre and Gravetal on the Paraguay-Paraná waterway -which provides Bolivia access to the Atlantic Ocean- can have a significant impact on the country's economic growth that could reach from 4.5% to even 9%.

Swiss-German consortium will open an operative office in Bolivia to continue developing the bi-ocenic railway project.

The Swiss-German consortium interested in financing of the construction of bi-oceanic railway corridor in Bolivia decided to install an operating base in the country to analyse and review technical and economic proposals as well as to plan and implement adjustments to the rail-track.

Bolivian Bi-oceanic corridor project is more feasible than the Chilean proposal

The Bolivian proposal for a bi-oceanic corridor is more feasible than the one suggested by Chile, which excludes Bolivia. According to Bolivian experts, the Bolivian project it is now in the pre-feasibility phase, and there is already a railway line in Brazil that connects with the Bolivian track.

Morales will try to contact Bolsonaro

President Evo Morales said that he would try to contact Brazilian President-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, to ratify the trade and integration agreements both countries signed. The president said that regional integration is above any ideological difference.

Piñera and Bolsonaro talk about an Atlantic-Pacific corridor

El presidente de Chile, Sebastián Piñera, y el electo mandatario de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, mantuvieron ayer una conversación telefónica, en la que hablaron, entre otros temas, sobre la construcción de un corredor bioceánico que una los océanos Atlántico y Pacífico, sin la participación de Bolivia.

Aci Systems will sell Bolivian lithium batteries to Volkswagen

Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) CEO Juan Carlos Montenegro said that its strategic partner ACI Systems will provide Bolivian lithium batteries to German car maker Volkswagen.

The port of Arica collapses; the challenge is to develop Ilo and Matarani

Ilo and Matarani (Peru) are potential ports for Bolivia's foreign trade, but still lack conditions (infrastructure and equipment) to compete and in the future replace the already collapsed port of Arica (Chile) where most of the oil enters and leaves of products to the country.

UK exploration groups turn attention to South America

Pro-business governments have made Colombia and Argentina more attractive to investors.