2017 Business Survival Guide
When brain drain turns into mass exodus, the private sector in Venezuela must come up with creative strategies to ride this long crisis out.
Economy
The Year of No Food
Back in February, we tried to figure out what the big import contraction could mean in terms of hunger. We were alarmed by what we found. Ten months later, reality far outstripped our most pessimistic forecast.
Timing the Murder of the Bs.100 Bill
As Maduro announced the withdrawal of the 100Bs bill, I couldn’t stop wondering, “Why now?” It turns out they timed it just right -and botched it anyways.
The minister clearly has not thought his own conspiracy theory through
I still can't get over Reverol's batshit crazy speech about the Polish warehouses the other day. I'm sort of obsessed with it, really.
Inserte su tarjeta
On the intoxicating allure of a queue-less ATM and the thoughtless actions that ensue.
A Long, Hard Look at the Venezuelan Oil Industry Today
Igor Hernandez and Francisco Monaldi have taken a deep dive into the financial and operational state of Venezuela's oil industry so you don't have to.
How to Create 6,111,708,711 New Problems
Maduro just announced he wants to withdraw all 6,111,708,711 Bs.100 banknotes from circulation in 72 hours. Seriously.
El hambre, la gasolina, y las prioridades del gobierno
La política de combustible en Venezuela perjudica a muchos y privilegia a pocos. Ante nuevos rumores de incrementos en el precio de la gasolina, imaginemos un gobierno cuya política energética se ponga del lado de la gente.
The Real Economic War
In a horror-film style video that is the Price Control Police version of the Blair Witch Project, SUNDDE proves it wants to bankrupt every business in Venezuela, before 2016 is over.
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like H-Bomb
Instead of obsessing endlessly on the DolarToday rate, we'd do better to track the percentage of public sector imports that come in at the crazy Bs.10/$ rate. That's the fuel that's feeding the hyperinflationary bonfire.
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