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Venezuelan Govt to Hand Domestic Industry up to US$7 Billion in Forex: Economy Czar

Mar 11th

The Venezuelan government announced Thursday the creation of a new bank to help small businesses obtain raw materials and basic goods, while vowing to provide local industry with billions of dollars of new foreign currency supplies.

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Maduro Praises Bernie's 'Revolutionary Message,' Bashes Hillary
Mar 11th
Venezuela Revamps Currency Exchange System
Mar 10th
Venezuela Pulls Top Diplomat from Washington, Vows to Pressure Obama Over Sanctions
Mar 10th
Venezuelan Opposition Announces Plan to Oust Maduro, Faces Constitutional Roadblocks
Mar 9th
Venezuela to Investigate Alleged Massacre of 28 Miners in Bolivar State
Mar 8th
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Opinion & Analysis

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (Reuters)

Is South America’s ‘Progressive Cycle’ At an End?

By Claudio Katz – Socialist Project, Mar 9th

Argentine political economist Claudio Katz analyzes the complex conjuncture faced by the Latin American left– ranging from the failure of neo-developmentalism to the resurgence of the neoliberal right– with the struggle to further radicalize Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution at the forefront. 

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Corporate Journalists Enraged as Venezuela Pays Bondholders
By Joe Emersberger – TeleSUR English , Mar 7th
A Bolivarian Bernie? The Latin American Roots of Sanders’ Social Democratic Populism
By Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , Mar 4th
Venezuelans Back Maduro's Vision of a Socialist Future
By Francisco Dominguez - The Morning Star , Mar 3rd
Venezuela’s Caracazo: State Repression and Neoliberal Misrule
By TeleSUR ENGLISH , Mar 1st
4 Steps To Fix Venezuela’s Economy
By Mark Weisbrot – Fortune , Feb 22nd
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Venezuela in images

Venezuela's Grassroots Rally Behind 100-Day Urban Agriculture Plan - As part of the economic measures to confront the economic war and the deep economic crisis, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has created the Urban Agriculture Ministry in a step that garnered strong support from various agricultural collectives who for years have used urban spaces for the production of different foodstuffs. Venezuelanalysis visited one of the projects included in the 100-day urban agriculture plan that was kicked off on February 28.   

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Bernie Sanders at a rally held by National Nurses United in support of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A Bolivarian Bernie? The Latin American Roots of Sanders’ Social Democratic Populism

By Lucas Koerner – Venezuelanalysis.com , Mar 4th

VA's Lucas Koerner argues that the emergent movement surrounding Bernie Sander's presidential bid in the US is more at home in Caracas than Copenhagen– despite Sander's statements to the contrary.

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

Can the NYT Really Answer Your Questions on Venezuela?
By Rachael Boothroyd Rojas – Venezuelanalysis.com , Jan 21st
Facing Opposition Onslaught, Chavismo Must Return to Roots
By Lucas Koerner - Venezuelanalysis.com, Dec 9th
Miracles Do Happen: Venezuela Relabeled a Democracy in Wake of Opposition Win
By Z.C. Dutka , Dec 7th
George Azariah-Moreno: A Democratic Revolution Under Siege Faces Electoral Showdown
By George Azariah-Moreno and Lucas Koerner, Dec 5th
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