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Quico says: Exxon Mobil has obtained a series of court orders freezing up to $36 billion (no, that’s not a typo) worth of PDVSA assets in the US,...
Quico says: Exxon Mobil has obtained a series of court orders freezing up to $36 billion (no, that’s not a typo) worth of PDVSA assets in the US,...
Katy says: Last night I went to see a grown-up movie for the first time in months, and it was a great one. Michael Clayton is a superior...
Quico says: If you live in Venezuela or follow it closely, you probably won’t learn anything new from Andrés Martínez’s snarky little “My Summer Vacation” piece over at...
Quico says: No, the two arm bands aren’t quite identical. Still, exactly what message was Chávez trying to send by wearing this armband on the day he announced...
Quico says: The anniversaries come thick-and-fast around this time of year. Sixteen years ago today, an even younger, skinnier Lieutenant Colonel showcased his commitment to Democracy by trying...
Quico says: Last month, Spain’s El País caused a stir with this bombshell of an article on the collusion between FARC and the Venezuelan government. The journo, John...
Katy says: It’s hard to fathom, but today marks the 9th anniversary of the Chávez Era. Nine years ago today Rafael Caldera (still alive!) bestowed the Presidential sash...
Quico says: Technically, the Comptrollership Committee (Comisión de Contraloría) is the National Assembly’s key oversight body: parliament’s corruption watchdog. Turns out that, of the 80+ people who draw...
Quico says: So there’s this kid, Amar Bakshi, who somehow managed to persuade the Washington Post to send him all over the place to find out “how the...
Quico says: In yesterday’s FT, Benedict Mander took a stab at explaining the weird tangle of distortions exchange controls have created. Killer fact: According to Cadivi, from January...
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