The First Name Pantheon
It takes a special something to thrust yourself so deep into the collective psyche, you can be instantly summoned with just your first name. Here are 12 Venezuelans who've reached that pinnacle.
The Financial Industry: No Longer an Exception
Until relatively recently Venezuela's financial sector floated above the maelstrom of economic dislocation all around. But the economic crisis now engulfing Venezuela is now so big, it’s no longer possible to escape unscathed. Here's why you should care.
Maduro's Solitude
Nicolás Maduro cut a lonely figure in Plaza Caracas yesterday. What does it mean that his ministers don't even bother to force their civil servants to walk a few blocks to listen to his speeches anymore?
The Economic Crisis Before the Storm
After years of policy paralysis, Venezuela simply ran out of money when oil prices failed to recover in time. Sound familiar? Reading about Venezuela’s economic conditions in 1989 is a drawn out exercise in déjà vu. But how real are the parallels, and to what extent do we forget about the differences?
Fear and Hoarding on the Baby Trail '16
In Venezuela these days, having a baby is a logistical feat you can only manage by plunging head first into the murky waters of the bachaquero economy.
Xtandi
Reading about an obscure cancer drug is a constant reminder of the tragedy that has befallen us, and many Venezuelans.
Abad Plan
Miguel Pérez Abad has a plan to finally bring DolarToday to heel by squeezing liquidity and letting SIMADI go nuts. It's just too bad it also involves people not eating.
All pain, no gain
Venezuela's cutting imports and spending, and raising taxes, all the pain from a regular IMF program... Without the gain of an IMF loan.
Dollarization without the rose tinted glasses
Some see "dollarization" as a magic wand: a one stop solution to all our economic stability problems. If you dive into the nitty-gritty, it's not so simple.
Pdv22: The Phantom Menace
PDVSA will probably have to pay three times what it will get for a murky operation that has analysts befuddled. To the Venezuelan government, this all makes perfect sense.
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