A Very Chavista Reform
Any reform that gets this government from point A to 2019 and marginally improves the current situation is solid gold in chavismo's handbook. Let's to put on the red beret and think economics like a chavista would.
Economy
Are Bitcoins the Answer to the Venezuelan Crisis?
Widespread decentralized money might just mark the start of a new chapter in the history of economics...but not quite yet.
Debt Sustainability from 30,000 Feet
Sooner or later, Venezuela will likely have to restructure its debt, and it's high time to begin planning for that scenario.
Keystone XL is Back On. Venezuela Should be Afraid. Very Afraid.
President Trump wants to build the Keystone XL Pipeline after all. This is a disaster for Venezuela's energy strategy, and one that makes retaining control of Citgo not just important, but imperative.
Too dirty. For an OIL TANKER.
So this is how PDVSA ends: not with a bang, but with an unpaid tanker cleaning bill.
Central Bank of Gattopardia
The appointment of Ricardo Sanguino to head the Central Bank follows the old maxim: “for things to stay as they are, everything will have to change”.
I Fought the Market and the Market Won
With the border-area Forex Bureaus, the government announced yet another non-reform reform. They've learned nothing.
Everybody's looking for a piece of that Citgo
High-stakes corporate lawyers are salivating over the upcoming, epic court battle over Citgo Holding’s fate, with Crystallex and ConocoPhillips leading the charge.
The Zucaritas Principle [Updated]
Nicolás Maduro just announced imports fell to a shocking $17.8 billion last year, down 73% in four years.
The Latest Nullity Named to Run Venezuela's Collapsing Economy
The whole concept of Ramón Lobo running the Venezuelan economy in 2017 would be hilarious if it wasn't for the sheer scale of the tragedy it implies.
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