doing business in bolivia a country commercial guide for us companies international copyright and foreign service department of state 2005 all rights reserved outside the united states chapter 1 2 political economic environment 3 selling products services 4 leading sectors exports investment 5 trade regulations customs standards 6 climate 7 project financing 8 travel 9 contacts market research events 10 to our 17 2007 overview challenges opportunities entry strategy return top remains difficult place do activity is often disrupted by social unrest resulting from centuries inequality indigenous labor anti globalization organizations have recently targeted private particularly as cause many s ills violence while rare can escalate quickly south america poorest least industrialized hydrocarbons mining drive economy which grew approximately four percent 2006 gross