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🖊 COLUMN | Keeping Up With the Venezuelan Economy In her latest VA column, Jessica Dos Santos takes stock of "good news" and "bad news" from the Venezuelan economy. GDP is set to grow for a fifth straight year and the oil sector weathered the recent escalation of US sanctions, but the inflation specter and low incomes for the majority remain to be addressed. 🔗 Read the column here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/columns/keeping-up-with-the-venezuelan-economy/ #Venezuela#Economy#Inflation#Inequality

📝 INTERVIEW | Inflation, Indexation and Venezuela’s Distributive Problem: A Conversation with Tony Boza A Venezuelan economist challenges monetarist dogmas on inflation and calls for more debate on economic policies. Tony Boza, National Assembly member and longtime advocate of wage indexation, argues that Venezuela’s economic strategy sacrifices workers’ incomes to control inflation. He insists the root issue is not monetary but distributive: “If the cake has grown, why is the slice still small?” Boza also warns that U.S. sanctions have distorted Venezuela’s economic structure and should not be treated as a secondary factor. 🔗 Read the latest VA interview here: https://shorturl.at/9pZRw #Economy#Inflation#Wages

The Maduro administration has looked to tackle a devaluation of the national currency that endangers recent low inflation. New IOUs and bonds aim to reduce liquidity, while 350 public firms face privatization under a 'Chevron model.' Read the full report here: https://shorturl.at/SEVSf #economy#forex#inflation

The black market bolívar-USD exchange rate has been 15-20 percent above the official one in recent days. The Venezuelan Central Bank has ramped up its foreign currency injections. At the same time, authorities are looking to boost credit options. Read the report: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuela-govt-looks-to-preserve-low-inflation-as-forex-gap-increases/ #Economy#Inflation#Sanctions#Forex