The Perils of a Delcy-Style Economic Order
Chavismo is pursuing a managed, US-backed economic opening without the political reforms that democratic transitions require. Will Venezuelans go along with it?
Economy
Big Oil in Little Venice
Big Oil's history in Venezuela has been quite the adventure. A big adventure
The Gómez Template and Venezuela after January 3
The eagerness to court Big Oil while steadfastly ignoring the population’s needs feels like a return to Venezuela a hundred years ago. But history does not repeat itself
The Long-Awaited Reform of the Venezuelan Hydrocarbons Law
Delcy Rodríguez demanded the National Assembly to update this critical piece of legislation. These are some ideas on what the industry needs
What's Left of Corporate Finance in Venezuela?
After chavismo hollowed out credit, companies survive in a financing vacuum while waiting for macroeconomic stabilization, reform and the normalization of dollar-based finance
What It Really Takes to Invest in Venezuelan Oil Today
Trump had an exciting meeting with oil heads in DC, but investing in Venezuela today is not for the faint of heart
Is Polymarket Predicting Trump Will Invoke War Powers?
Polymarket Venezuela may be at it again. Spikes on the betting platform predicted a Nobel and an extraction, let's see if it goes 3 for 3
The Theft That Never Was: Inside Venezuela’s 1976 Oil Takeover
Stephen Miller said that the US developed the Venezuelan oil industry only to see it stolen and weaponized against them. This is what really happened
The Cost of Entertaining Your Mind in Caracas, Even for a Little While
Amid military tensions, a soaring dollar and other daily pressures, cultural events offer some emotional release, but few can afford them
Why is Wall Street Siding With Maduro?
Every so often someone innocently asks why bondholders are said to favor Maduro when PDVSA bonds actually jump on any hint he might be removed. Well… here’s why
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