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Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has proposed a series of major reforms to the economy, state and party in the hope of settin

Planned Reforms May Determine Survival of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Project

The administration of President Nicolas Maduro faces a set of adverse conditions which have the potential to turn a majority of the country’s citizens against the incumbent government at the next election. In this context, there is perhaps more riding on economic and state reforms currently being designed than first meets the eye.

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Venezuela in images

Venezuelans Rally in Support of Palestine - On Saturday 2 August, members of progressive and left-wing organisations mobilised in cities throughout Venezuela in order to demand peace in the Israel Gaza conflict and condemn what they called the "massacre" of Palestinian civilians by Israeli security forces. VA.com covered a pro-Palestine protest in the Andean city of Mérida, where hundreds of activists gathered to make their views on the conflict known.

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has proposed a series of major reforms to the economy, state and party in the hope of settin

Planned Reforms May Determine Survival of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Project

The administration of President Nicolas Maduro faces a set of adverse conditions which have the potential to turn a majority of the country’s citizens against the incumbent government at the next election. In this context, there is perhaps more riding on economic and state reforms currently being designed than first meets the eye.

» read more

Economic Indicators

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This CEPR has written various reports on the situation of the venezuelan economy. Read them here