The Bizarre Figures of Venezuela’s Economic Recovery
The Venezuelan Central Bank started publishing some numbers after years of total opacity, and some foreign institutions are projecting growth that to Venezuelans seems otherwordly
How the Russian Invasion Affects Remittances from Venezuelan Migrants
Hiking prices of gas and food in the countries home to our migrants, where the global inflation is already cutting expenses, will compromise the amounts of economic to send to Venezuela
The Risk of Foreign Currency Indexed Loans
Not only does it pose a risk for those who incur in debt and the creditor banks particularly, but for the Venezuelan banking system, overall
The New Tax that Could Deflate the Economic Recovery
Business leaders and economists warn that punishing transactions in USD, as the Maduro government is preparing to do, can reignite inflation and increase informality
Hallacanomics 2021
How has the bodegón economy affected the ingredient availability and price of Venezuela's favorite Christmas dish? Let's see
A Digital Economy Is Speeding Up in Venezuela
Tech startups that offer online banking and financial services, transportation and delivery services, as well as digital payment alternatives, e-commerce, cryptocurrencies and fintech are multiplying all over the country
Francisco Monaldi: ‘Venezuela Won’t Even Get to Exploit 5% of Its Oil Reserves’
Now that oil prices are recovering, Francisco Monaldi analyzes the truth of the nature and magnitude of what lies beneath the Faja del Orinoco (Orinoco Belt) and the historic use of fossil fuel to determine the role of oil in our future
Venezuelan Foreign Asset War: Monómeros
The intervention of a Venezuela owned company in Colombia has become an embarrassing chapter of the Venezuelan political crisis and the strategic war to control our foreign assets
Dollars Are Here to Stay, But Bolivars Aren't Going Away
The de facto dollarization is unstoppable, but the BCV won’t disappear and Venezuela will continue to use bolivars for certain things. Several countries in the region have taken that path.
Heading to the Longest Hyperinflation in History
Venezuela surpassed fifty percent in monthly inflation rates in 2017 and it has gone over that number many times since. But for the last seven months the monthly price increase has been lower. If it continues this way, it could declare itself hyperinflation free in January 2022. Will it do it with elections coming up?
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