NEWS IN BRIEF – AMERICAS

* Suez\'s subsidiary, Aguas de Illimani, is expected to discover this month if the Bolivian government is to give it the boot, following a long-running disagreement over tariffs.

The government proposes to replace Suez’s 30-year concession with a new public entity serving La Paz and the capital’s satellite city El Alto, but needs at least $30 million to run the utility for the next 5 years. Since taking over municipal utility Samapa 9 years ago, Suez stated that it has invested more than $60 million, and ...

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