How to Sell an IMF Package
The IMF ranks somewhere between Judas and Satan in the Venezuelan imaginary. But what if it’s the only way out? How can the next president sell IMF-sponsored reform?
The IMF ranks somewhere between Judas and Satan in the Venezuelan imaginary. But what if it’s the only way out? How can the next president sell IMF-sponsored reform?
If we want to get all that oil out of the ground ASAP, we're gonna need the private sector, fiscal reform, and a wee-little change in the law.
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, July 6th, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Maduro flirts with the IMF. Is he looking for a piquito or to go all the way?
When vacation rolls around, the last thing a kid wants to do is have to go back to school. But in Venezuela, for many school is the only place they can get a solid meal. In this special report, we highlight a plan by the Miranda state government to use state schools to feed hungry kids during their school break.
Your daily briefing for Thursday, June 30, 2016. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Roberto Rincón was the Steve Jobs of PDVSA contract-rigging. He now sits in a U.S. prison cell, trying to reduce his sentence from over 100 years to 13.
Many Venezuelans have lost their belief that humanity can overcome its circumstances. Me? All it took to reignite this belief was a trip to the other side of the world.
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