President Luis Arce inaugurated the Bolivian Science and Technology Research Centre for Evaporite Materials and Resources; the centre’s aim is to help with the industrialisation of lithium to sell batteries on the international market

A soybean processing plant will be inaugurated in San Julián, Santa Cruz, with an investment of over US$60 million, covering 26% of the national demand for crude oil and 34% for refined oil, starting production in February 2025

Bolivia will join the BRICS as partner nations starting January 2025, confirmed Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, highlighting the bloc's ongoing expansion to include new members

Incarcerated individuals across several prisons in Bolivia are beginning to use manual and creative work as a means of reintegration into society, offering them opportunities for personal development, entrepreneurship and social reinsertion

Bolivia and China are exploring major strategic projects, including lithium industrialization and a bioceanic railway connecting Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil, as President Luis Arce and Xi Jinping recently discussed