Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the VP for the Economy is signalling a unification in the foreign exchange regime. Maduro's far left advisors are working to block him. Who’s actually running economic policy around here, anyway?
In an exclusive interview with Cronica.Uno's Mayela Armas, Nicolás Maduro's favorite economic advisor explains the whys and wherefores of Economic Warfare.
I wrote this post in September 2013, before I'd really met Moisés Naím, let alone started writing with him. The price of oil was at $111, and the term "economic degeneracy" already described our situation. It's only gotten more relevant in the three years since.
Alfredo Serrano, the wacko Spanish “economist,” has had Maduro’s ear for a while now. Is he making a move to influence actual policy? If he is, things are about to get much more interesting.
Every day brings a new dose of terrible for Venezuela’s corporate sector. One day we find out there is no sugar for Coca-Cola. Another day we learn that...
As the governor of Guárico bans rice from leaving his state, we take a detour through the theory of famines, and what Manuela Bolívar is doing to stop it.
Venezuela's cutting imports and spending, and raising taxes, all the pain from a regular IMF program... Without the gain of an IMF loan.
We've grown accustomed to the idea that we're going through an "electric crisis", but we're not. We're having an electricity shortage. Spot the difference?
Venezuela's debt isn't just enormous, it's complex. Crazy exchange rates, interests, and enchufados saw CADIVI dig its own grave. How do we climb out?
Lorenzo Mendoza has been Maduro's punching bag for a while, but as Polar's final beer factory closes in San Joaquin, in Carabobo State, can Empresas Polar take the beating much longer?
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