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?
‘Economic Solutions Shouldn't Be Held to Who Gets the Political Win’
Carlos Fernández Gallardo, the new president of Venezuela’s federation of business chambers, explains how the approach to the government was brokered and insists that the private sector can solve many of the population’s most urgent problems
Venezuelan Construction Shrank 98% Since 2012
High-rise buildings, malls, and hotels are being developed right before the eyes of a struggling population. The president of the Venezuelan Construction Chamber describes the reality of the industry, beyond what the eye can see
A New Currency Redenomination Is Coming to Venezuela
The almost extinct bolívar is about to experience its third metamorphosis in 13 years. It's unavoidable but most likely useless
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