AFP.— Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Ilan Goldfajn ruled out an immediate resumption of lending to Venezuela on Monday, despite the restoration of relations between both sides after an eight-year break. In June, the IDB accepted Venezuela’s appointment of Calixto José Ortega Sánchez as the country’s new governor to the institution, fully restoring bilateral ties. […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s National Academy of Economic Sciences (ANCE) has warned that the country will require a “significant reduction in the nominal value of its debt” and support from multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if it hopes to achieve a viable and internationally credible restructuring of its external obligations. […]
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Bloomberg — Centerview Partners remained in negotiations with Venezuela until last month over a contract worth at least $150 million for its work as the country’s exclusive financial advisor in a debt restructuring process. This figure would far exceed the fees paid in previous sovereign debt operations, according to a draft agreement reviewed by Bloomberg. […]
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For economist Hermes Pérez, Venezuela must urgently reform its state apparatus to “control future debt payments” and “reduce inflation.” We recently spoke with the researcher, who used clear and accessible language to explain Venezuela’s complex economic situation. Yahvé Álvarez – Journalist and Historian Hermes Pérez is a distinguished researcher and university professor. During his 31-year […]
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The Daily Journal — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and representatives of the Venezuelan government held a high-level meeting in Washington last weekend to define areas for immediate technical cooperation. The meeting advanced efforts to resume the periodic bilateral consultations known as Article IV consultations, through which the IMF formally assesses the financial health of […]
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The Daily Journal — The Government of India confirmed that discussions during Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s visit to New Delhi included one central issue: outstanding debts owed to Indian companies, especially in the oil and pharmaceutical sectors, most of which accumulated before and during international sanctions on Caracas. During a press briefing, Rudrendra Tandon, […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government has hired Hogan Lovells US LLP as its strategic legal advisor to help restore the country’s access to international capital markets. Authorities disclosed the appointment of the international law firm, which maintains major offices in Washington and London, through an official filing published by the Foreign Agents Registration […]
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