All posts tagged "Venezuela"

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  Venezuela unveils 6 new bills amid galloping inflation

  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela has unveiled six new bills set to go into circulation next week. Central Bank President Nelson Merentes said Tuesday the new higher-denomination bills would make commercial transactions easier in the country with the...

  • Posted December 7, 2016
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  Venezuela to issue larger bill as currency keeps melting

  Six new bills ranging from 500 to 20,000 Bolivars will begin circulating on Dec. 15

  • Posted December 4, 2016
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  Mercosur suspends Venezuela for failure to follow rules

  CARACAS, Venezuela — South American nations suspended Venezuela on Friday from the Mercosur trade group over what they said was its failure to comply with the commitments made when it joined the group in 2012. Argentina’s foreign...

  • Posted December 2, 2016
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  Hugo Chavez’s envoy to US dies, leaving legacy of openness

  BOGOTA, Colombia – Bernardo Alvarez, a longtime ambassador to the United States who led Hugo Chavez’s diplomats in defending Venezuela’s socialist revolution to skeptical foreign governments, has died. He was 60. President Nicolas Maduro led a chorus...

  • Posted November 26, 2016
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  Venezuelan president threatens to sue JP Morgan

  JP Morgan is accused of trying to sabotage Venezuela's state oil company

  • Posted November 22, 2016
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  Venezuela’s government, opposition reach initial agreements

  However, a definitive solution has not yet been found

  • Posted November 12, 2016
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  Justice Struggle In Dispute Over Venezuela Oil Rig Seizure

  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday over a case that could make it easier to sue foreign governments in U.S. courts, a sensitive issue that could affect foreign relations and lead to retaliation from other countries....

  • Posted November 2, 2016
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  Opposition, socialist supporters face off in Caracas

  CARACAS, Venezuela – Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators massed outside Venezuela’s congress on Thursday as lawmakers inside debated how to remove the socialist president from office amid an escalating political confrontation. Some opposition lawmakers said they were hit...

  • Posted October 27, 2016
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  Mass protest in Venezuela demanding end of ‘dictatorship’

  CARACAS, Venezuela – Anti-government protesters jammed the streets of Venezuela’s capital on Wednesday on the heels of a decision by congress to open a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro, whose allies have blocked moves for a recall...

  • Posted October 26, 2016
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  Venezuela Congress declares President Maduro has staged coup

  Opposition spokesman: "The fact that lawmakers elected by 7.5 million people were silenced by 300 thugs sums up the situation better than any speech could."

  • Posted October 23, 2016