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World Service,06 Sep 2009,25 mins

Battery Power

Global Business

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In this week’s Global Business, Peter Day reports from Bolivia. Despite being rich in natural resources, it is one of the poorest countries in South America. Placing great hopes on the fading away of oil and the rise of battery-powered electric vehicles, can Bolivia under its indigenous President, Evo Morales, ensure that this time the riches from its recently discovered vast lithium resources stay in the country?

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