New Bolivian YPFB Boss Faces Tough Job

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Bolivian state gas and oil company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales de Bolivia (YPFB)has a new president this week,the third since the country's leftist government took office a year ago.Former YPFB President Juan Carlos Ortiz resigned Friday over differences with Bolivian President Evo Morales about running of the state company.His successor,Manuel Morales Olivera,is a close confidant of President Morales and an influential member of his Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)party.