Last October a wave of protests, sparked by the government’s proposal to export natural gas reserves, forced the resignation of the president, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. Mr Cuevas is now working with Bolivia’s new president, Carlos Mesa, who will run the transition government until general elections in 2007. “The government’s main goals are to maintain economic sustainability, social peace and increase the ability for more sectors of society to participate in the political process,” Mr Cuevas told The Banker.
Staying afloat
