How much debt is “manageable”?
According to IMF statistics, Japan’s general government’s gross debt for 2015 is 246% of GDP: the government owes 2.46 times as much as the Japanese economy as a whole...
Live-blogging "la cola"
It’s MY day. It’s not my birthday. And Saint Anne’s Feast Day is July 26th. It’s my day because, on Tuesdays, Venezuelans with ID numbers ending in 2 and...
Economic Indicators for Dummies
Dear reader, Are you tired of the delays in the publication of official economic statistics? Do you feel a desperate urge to measure the magnitude of the economic crisis? We...
Plug of the week: Diplomado en Periodismo para la Fuente Económica
(Sorry, this one is in Spanish) Junto con la inseguridad, la economía pasó a ser la principal preocupación de los venezolanos, llevándolos a querer estar cada vez más...
Why we choose to stay...
About a month ago, Juan saw this tweet: Since we both are in similar situations, and hold similar opinions, he asked us to jot down some ideas on...
He traveled hard for the money
On Friday, January 2nd, Brent crude oil prices closed at around US$57 per barrel. Two days later, an alarmed Nicolás Maduro announced that he would travel to China...
Would you like a side of yuca with that tweet?
On Tuesday January 6th, we had yet another case of “I can’t believe he tweeted that”. Here’s what happened… The news that McDonald’s might stop selling its famous fries...
Low oil prices don't kill people
Imagine blaming the rain for the leaks in your ceiling. It doesn’t make sense, right? And yet this is what is going on in Venezuela’s public sphere, as...
Venezuela shows the biggest global drop in the 2014 Prosperity Index
Prosperity is more than just material wealth. It is also the joy of everyday life and the prospect of being able to build an even better one in...
“Seis Por Derecho” hits the Web
If you want to know more about Venezuela’s economy, politics and history (and a little extra about Latin America), you should subscribe to the “Seis Por Derecho” videoblog....
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