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Cash Crisis in Guayana Pica y se Extiende (Part II)

Facts and figures that might help you understand why it’s so hard to find cash in our country and Part II of the guayaneses’ odyssey and their many tactics to find cash.

Carlos Hernández and Victoria C. Moreno January 29, 2018

Cash Crisis in Guayana "Pica y se Extiende" (Part I)

Caraqueños dealing with faulty and slow points-of-sale should know: it’s even worse in the rest of the country. Having cash may mean you’ll afford dinner, since prices are cheaper if you pay cash.

Carlos Hernández and Victoria C. Moreno January 26, 2018

SIDOR and the Curious Case of the Christmas iPhones

Venezuela’s giant state-owned steel mill produces nothing while lavishing expensive gifts on no-show employees’ kids. Welcome to SIDOR: ground zero for clientelism run completely amok.

Carlos Hernández and Victoria C. Moreno February 1, 2017

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