The Chamber was asked if there was any involvement of the private sector in the hydrocarbons and lithium extraction projects. To this, the response was affirmative with regard to hydrocarbons. Regarding lithium extraction, the delegation was informed that the government's efforts to attract private sector investment are thwarted by the business unfriendly legislation including the Constitutional amendment of 2010 that stated that the natural resources of the country belong to the indigenous people of Bolivia and all profits made must be reinvested in the country. The Chamber asserted that this militated against private sector investments. However, it was not clarified why the private sector was investing in hydrocarbon extraction despite the unfriendly legislative framework.