Venezuela
New book details Venezuela’s ties with Hezbollah to traffic cocaine, penetrate US-Mexico border
MEXICO CITY: A new book has alleged that current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro directly negotiated with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan...
Venezuela racks up arrears of $10b with international suppliers
CARACAS: Venezuelan importers and private companies have racked up arrears of around $10 billion with international suppliers due to delays...
Venezuela gets $5bn in finance for development from China, President says
CARACAS: Venezuela has received $5bn (£3.4bn) in financing from China, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says. The money was for "development",...
China gives $5b to cash-strapped Venezuela
CARACAS: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has revealed that China has given $5 billion to the cash-strapped country. In a radio...
Venezuela oil exports at 2.5 million bpd: PDVSA
ORINOCO BELT: OPEC member Venezuela is currently exporting between 2.4-2.5 million barrels per day from national crude production of around...
Venezuela oil price rises above $50 for fourth week
CARACAS : Venezuela's weekly oil basket price continued to rise for a fourth week in a row as oil prices...
Venezuela, Uruguay strike oil deal, strengthen bilateral ties
CARACAS: Venezuelan Vice-President Jorge Arreaza met with his Uruguayan counterpart Raul Sendic yesterday to discuss a new trade deal that...
Venezuelan oil firm PDVSA offers to buy Harvest
CARACAS: Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has offered to buy Harvest Natural Resources Inc's stake in the Petrodelta joint venture,...
Venezuela inflation pushing 200% as rationing deepens
CARACAS: Venezuela, which already has the world’s fastest inflation rate at a reported 69 percent in December, could see that...
Venezuela announces surprise revenue windfall to VEF200.9billion
CARACAS: Venezuela's tax authority collected almost double the amount of revenue targeted during the first quarter of 2015, due to...
Venezuela curbs on cocoa exports irk top importers
CARACAS: Venezuela’s flavorful cocoa, coveted centuries ago by pirates and now a darling of specialty producers will not be enriching...
Caracas: Low oil prices threaten Venezuela’s economy
CARACAS: The country relies on the import of basic goods to meet its needs, but those imports have been declining...
Angola registers net oil export revenue plunge by more than 12% to $24 billion
CARACAS: Plunging oil prices have been an economic windfall for US consumers, primarily through greater savings at the pump. In...
Venezuela finalizes details of special economic zone: Vice President
CARACAS: Venezuela’s proposed Special Economic Zone (ZEE) will be submitted during the last week of April, Venezuelan Vice President of...
Venezuela to cut oil subsidies for Caribbean nations
CARACAS: Low oil prices are forcing Venezuela to cut a generous subsidy program to Cuba and a dozen other Caribbean...
Smugglers turn Venezuelan crisis into Colombian cash out
COLOMBIA: Hundreds of smugglers cross into Colombia each night supplying a $3 billion a year black market that has contributed...
Venezuela oil shipment cut 200,000 bdp in 2014 as compared to 400,000 in 2012
CARACAS: Venezuela has cut in half its subsidized shipments of crude oil to Cuba and Petrocaribe member nations to 200,000...
Venezuela cuts oil exports to Caribbean as Cuba warms up to Washington
CARACAS: In a surprising assessment that indicates the Venezuelan economy is doing worse than its socialist government has indicated, a...
Venezuela customs seizes $352,610 cash hidden in bus at Panama Border
CARACAS: Border police discovered a cardboard box hidden behind the front dual-wheels of a bus at a customs stop in...
PDVSA’s oil exports to Asia, Americas fell in 2014: Venezuela
CARACAS: Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA's exports to Asia and the Americas fell last year though shipments to Europe increased,...
