Citgo’s quarterly profit soars to $936 million

The Daily Journal.— Venezuelan-owned U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum reported a net profit of $936 million in the second quarter of the year, sharply higher than the $100 million it reported during the same period a year earlier, according to Reuters. Developments in the international energy market drove the company’s stronger financial results, “amid stronger refining […]

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Venezuelan bonds price in the risk of a deep debt restructuring

The Daily Journal – Current prices of Venezuela’s sovereign bonds largely reflect market expectations of a future external debt restructuring and a recovery in oil production, according to a report by Oxford Economics. The consulting firm argues that the recent rally in Venezuelan bonds, which it forecast in a February analysis, continues to rest on […]

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Financial Times: Venezuela prepares record $240 billion debt restructuring

The Daily Journal — Venezuela is preparing to disclose public debt approaching $240 billion, a figure far higher than previous market estimates and one that would make the country the center of the largest sovereign debt restructuring in history, the British newspaper Financial Times reported on Wednesday. According to the financial newspaper, the administration led […]

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Venezuela’s debt: Technical challenge or paralysis?

Alejandro J. Sucre — Venezuela faces one of the most complex sovereign debt restructuring processes in its history. The scale of the challenge is undeniable: years without international audits, debt instruments scattered across multiple jurisdictions, opaque bilateral debt with China and Russia, and arbitration awards issued by the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes […]

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