Off the beaten path
Just a quick post on two interesting things I read today, from a couple of blogs that deserve more traffic. First off, Off the Wire has an excellent...
Economy
Exxon lost against PDVSA, but it's still playing against Venezuela
So the blogging on this PDVSA vs. ExxonMobil case has gotten mighty interesting over on Devil’s Excrement. This is a really major story, and props to Miguel, he’s...
We interrupt your New Year's day hangover to inform... (UPDATED)
…that 2012 has started very well for the Chávez administration. In a decision that I still can’t really quite fully believe, a World Bank International Chamber of Commerce arbitration...
We are geniuses
Well, that didn’t take long. A mere day after the SUNDECOP began “controlling” the prices for all goods and services in the economy, we are hearing from the...
FAQCh
A FAQ about the new “Law of Fair Prices and Costs,” using chavismo’s own words. Q: So I hear there is a new Law of Fair Costs and...
Evrofinance Mosnarbank - no, that's not a Maracucho name
Ever heard of Evrofinance Mosnarbank SA? Me neither…which is funny, considering – as Daniel Cancel documents in this lovely in-depth report for Bloomberg – it has recently displaced...
Fonden's Accounting is all Greek to Me
Maybe it’s only because I’m a Fonden fanatic, but I really think Francisco Rodríguez’s new research note (link now corrected) for Bank of America/Merrill Lynch should shoot to the top of...
Right, yet wrong
Our friend Miguel over at the Defecating Legion’s blog has sort of challenged me to an opinion duel. The argument goes like this: A few weeks ago, opposition...
Kimi Kash
So, this may not be the part of this last week I will remember the most, but it is the one bit of becoming a parent in Québec...
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