The hidden numbers of Chávez's legacy, by @danielragua
(Friend of the blog Daniel Raguá sends us this corollary to Dorothy’s latest post) Never mind inflation, scarcity, and all the rest. Here are some hidden nuggest in...
Economy
Suggesting change may be as relevant as change itself
Over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog, I take a less pessimistic approach to SICAD II than Quico. The value added: “The new system is also much more transparent. The...
Why Exchange Rates and Interest Rates are the Al and Peg Bundy of Economic Policy
Did you hear? The government is going to liberalize the dollar-bolivar market! It’s huge news! On paper, the Convenio Cambiario #27 setting up what’s known locally as SICAD2 –...
A Caracas City Shuffle
Venezuela’s government is about to unleash the biggest economic reform set forth in the last 11 years. A currency market is about to be set in place, with far...
The Cadivi Barricades
Quico Toro, the founder of this blog, wrote an OpEd for yesterday’s New York Times in which he ponders the reasons for the massive protests currently rocking Venezuela....
The challenge of Venezuela's urban poverty
One of the things few of our politicians talk about is how to transform our slums into engines of growth. Sure, we talk about the barrios a lot...
SICAD II, the sequel, coming to theaters Feb 24th
In the midst of social crisis, an airline boycott and massive amount of bolivar liquidity Ramirez announced that SICAD II will be launched on Feb 24th. Not many details...
El Gran Viraje, 25 years on
Twenty-five years ago today, Venezuela’s recently inaugurated president gave a speech. It is safe to say that few speeches have been as momentuous or significant as the one...
Busting the myth of the Law of Fair Prices
FACT: on January 20, 2014, during an interview televised by Venevisión, Andreína Tarazón –National Superintendent for the Defense of Socio-Economic Rights- said that the Law of Fair Prices...
Desmontando mitos: La Ley de Precios Justos
HECHO: el 20 de enero de 2014, Andreína Tarazón –Superintendente Nacional para la Defensa de los Derechos Socio-Económicos- dijo en una entrevista concedida a Venevisión que la Ley de...
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