Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 24, 2026 ~1 min source read

‘You can’t just bet everything on exports’: as its gas runs out, is Bolivia doomed to repeat history?

A fossil gas boom that lifted millions out of poverty has collapsed and inflation is rising – but not everyone believes selling gold and soya is the answer Once hailed as the “energy heart of South America”, Bolivia ’s economy was buoyed up by a fossil gas boom from 2006 to 2014. At its height, then-president Evo Moral

‘You can’t just bet everything on exports’: as its gas runs out, is Bolivia doomed to repeat history?

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