Pawning Off the Patria
Don't be fooled by talk of 'repo' deals, Venezuela is pawning assets in international credit markets for pennies on the dollar on genuinely horrendous terms.
Economy
How Chavismo Mágico is Swallowing PDVSA
Nothing you learn in Business School will prepare you for interpreting the whirlwind of bad news PDVSA has been facing this year.
Panic on the Streets of Vennyland
Investors in Venezuelan debt were already nervous over the upcoming April 12th maturity. The TSJ power grab sent them into panic-selling mode and set the stage for a weekend of uncertainty.
The Story Behind the Av. Baralt Protests
Mansion's Bakery, blocks away from Miraflores, is the latest casualty in the government's war on bread. It's also proof that people do go out and protest, until repression arrives, of course.
Requiem for Joe-4-Oil
Venezuela is no longer helping out the gringos brave the winter months with subsidized heating oil. Perhaps we can send them expired foodstuffs instead?
The choices we make
Quico argues that it was morally wrong to lead the UNASUR economic policy mission to Venezuela. I believe it would have been morally wrong not to do so.
Good and Bad Reasons to Hate Francisco Rodríguez
No Venezuelan economist comes close to stirring the passions FRod does. We work through the reasons why, teasing out the silly from the serious, and the merely serious from the absolutely unacceptable.
Bakers Must Work with a Cold Metal Rifle to their Heads
There are more chavistas controlling, restricting, overseeing and threatening other people’s productive work than there are chavistas actually working and producing themselves.
The Fondo Chino Death Spiral
Oil-for-loans was supposed to be a win-win proposition. New numbers confirm our fears that it’s turned into a lose-lose nightmare.
The Venezuelan State’s Money Pit
State-owned companies in Venezuela report losses that exceed allocated budgets for health, education, housing and social security. Oh, and we don't know how many state-owned companies there are. Iceberg, meet tip.
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