The modest recovery of recent years fails to mask Venezuela’s crisis: a shattered productive structure, poverty levels nearly ...

However, their simplistic argument does not withstand scrutiny. Evidence shows that U.S. sanctions significantly contributed to Venezuela’s economic implosion, while the easing of sanctions in recent ...

Venezuela stands at a critical juncture as Nicolás Maduro begins a controversial third term as president. His 10 January inauguration, following a post-election period marked by widespread protests ...

The recent election in Venezuela and the inauguration of Nicolás ... as much as possible the flow of forex into the on-shore economy via the use of its reserves, savings and foreign borrowing ...

Telecoms company Movistar will invest $500 million in Venezuela over two years, Movistar Venezuela president Jose Luis Rodriguez said in an interview with Venezuela's telecommunications regulator ...

In line with the standard procedures for members whose Article IV consultations with the IMF are extensively delayed, on February 7, 2025, the Executive Board was briefed by staff on recent economic ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term on Friday amid protests and international calls for him to stand aside.

Venezuela’s opposition says ballot box ... to some success, and has blamed economic collapse on sanctions by the United States and others, especially restrictions on the nation’s key ...

Maduro, chosen by the late socialist icon Hugo Chávez to succeed him in 2013, has overseen Venezuela's decline into economic chaos. Accused of corruption, human rights violations, and drug ...

He has since presided over 12 years of economic collapse and the brutal repression ... her party Vente Venezuela said, had even shot at her. Mr Maduro, a former bus driver, was chosen by Hugo ...

In “The Collapse of Venezuela,” my forthcoming book, I show that U.S. economic sanctions significantly contributed to the country’s economic implosion, accounting for more than 52 percent of ...