Despite growing protests and widespread suffering, Venezuela’s president continues to outfox the opposition and foreign critics.
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Without economic reform, there’s no immediate way for the government to address Venezuela’s troubles, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth for Barron’s.
Is political change a prerequisite to economic recovery in Venezuela? An investor, two analysts, and one editor discussed this and other questions about the country's turbulent situation.
"The [Supreme Court] tried to get the legislature out of the mix...When they find their laws inconvenient, they just change them," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
Although the Supreme Court reversed its decision to take over Congress, it still granted President Nicolás Maduro the ability to approve new oil deals and get some much-needed cash.
A firsthand account of the unexpected ways Venezuela's entrepreneurs are surviving amid economic turmoil.
El gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro pareciera estar fuerte- pero grandes vulnerabilidades, como la llegada de Trump, pudieran sacarlo del poder.