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María Corina introduces her Econ Team

Sary Levy, Rafael de la Cruz, Gustavo García, Carlos Blanco, Henkel García and Hugo Bravo

Breaking it down (thanks @ralonsog_):

Sary Levy (@saryle): President of the National Academy of Economic Sciences
Rafael de la Cruz: Senior economist at the World Bank and BID
Gustavo García: International consultant, economista at the IMF
Carlos Blanco (@carlosblancog): Former minister (1989-1992), International consultant (EU, BID, CAF, PNUD)
Henkel García (@HenkelGarcia): Financial analyst and friend of the Blog.
Hugo Bravo (@hbravoj): Business strategits, professor at UNIMET

“Marisol and Warhol Take New York” exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami

Life

Venezuelan Contemporary Art Breaks Out

Gego’s retrospective in New York’s Guggenheim is a small part of a wider effort by Venezuelan curators and artists of different generations to show the creative treasure still alive in Venezuela and the exiled communities

Pedro Graterol May 16, 2023

Reuters- PDVSA's new management expects to boost Venezuela's oil output to 1.17 million bpd by year end while increasing refining and exploration. If it meets its goals, which in the past it has missed repeatedly, PDVSA could pocket $4.2 bln cashflow https://t.co/3aFcpTODx0 pic.twitter.com/EzKpqTEin7
— Marianna Párraga (@mariannaparraga) May 15, 2023

Another Purged Chavista Dies in Custody

Juan Almeida AKA N33 AKA Juan Almeida Misogynist died yesterday while on house arrest. He was one of El Aissami’s crypto bros and gained some prominence when his name became a national meme thanks to the clip below. The first one to die was Leoner Azuaje, who according to the government took his own life—although the body had signs of torture. According to Tarek William Saab, Almeida had liver cirrhosis.