“Morales’ allies in Bolivia’s Congress have consistently thwarted Arce’s attempts to take on debt that would relieve the pressure. Bolivia sits on a treasure trove of lithium, but lawmakers won’t give Arce approval to let foreign companies extract it.”
https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-morales-arce-political-economic-crisis-d38051e051a2e6473a18133e4a9c6120
“Bolivia boosts lithium resources estimate, cementing spot as global leader”
https://apnews.com/article/bolivia-lithium-resources-15e170b6f2f42079b750d262da9c258a
The environmental degradation from lithium mines is horrible in developing countries.