Venezuela
Economy
The Venezuelan economy expanded by an impressive 7.1% y-o-y in Q208, rebounding from 4.9% in Q108, suggesting that the effects of high inflation and mounting economic distortions...
2008-08-21Economy
The political climate in Venezuela is deteriorating at an alarming pace with President Hugo Chávez adopting an even more authoritarian style. We touted the possibility back in 2007...
2008-08-08Economy
After Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez patched up his differences with his Colombian counterpart on July 11, bilateral relations appear to have turned sour again. On July 27 Chávez...
2008-07-31Economy
We argued in June that the macroeconomic distortions in Venezuela, in particular price controls, meant that the inflation climate was likely to deteriorate before it improved. With...
2008-07-31Economy
The weakness of the Venezuelan bolivar in the parallel market has been well-documented. Its black-market value has fallen dramatically since the currnecy was initially pegged to the...
2008-07-28Economy
We argued in June that the macroeconomic distortions in Venezuela, in particular price controls, meant that the inflation climate was likely to deteriorate before it improved (see...
2008-07-09Economy
In the January-May period, primary fiscal spending reached VEF59.0bn (US$27.5bn), which marked a 41% increase from the same period in 2007.
2008-07-04Economy
President Hugo Chávez has appointed Alí Rodríguez as his new finance minister - the ninth man to hold the post since the Venezuela leader took office in 1999. Rodríguez, the former...
2008-07-03
