Fina raised seed funding from investors in the United Kingdom, the U.S., Chile and Brazil to expand its platform across Venezuela The Daily Journal.- Venezuelan startup Fina, which focuses on digitalizing small and medium-sized businesses, raised US$1 million in a seed funding round to support its expansion in the domestic market. International funds participating in […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela is on track to lead economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026, with projected growth of 6.5%, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which unveiled the forecast in its latest annual report. The projected performance of the Venezuelan economy stands out across […]
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Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. Víctor Julio Flores Rojas, former president of the Caracas Stock Exchange, argues that Venezuela’s capital market can play a decisive role in financing Special Economic Zones (SEZs), channeling domestic and foreign capital into infrastructure, industry, technology and other productive sectors. —How important can Special Economic Zones be for Venezuela? —Special Economic […]
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The Daily Journal – Nearly two months after the two major earthquakes that devastated parts of the country on June 24, the Venezuelan Confederation of Industrialists (Conindustria), the Venezuelan Chamber of Construction (CVC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a high-level meeting to define the operational and strategic phases of Venezuela’s Reconstruction Plan, […]
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The Daily Journal — Chevron expects to increase its oil production in Venezuela by 15% over the next 18 to 24 months as the Trump administration seeks to expand investment by U.S. energy companies in the country. Chevron’s joint ventures in Venezuela currently produce about 280,000 barrels per day, Chief Financial Officer Eimear Bonner said. […]
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The Daily Journal. — Ballard Partners, one of the leading lobbying firms in the United States and one that has seen its revenue surge during President Donald Trump’s second term, announced Wednesday that it will open an office in Caracas, as U.S. companies and multinational corporations show renewed interest in investing in Venezuela. Scott Wagner, […]
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Bloomberg – Cashea, Venezuela’s largest financial technology company, secured $100 million through two funding rounds, reflecting growing confidence among international investors in the company’s expansion within a market where credit has remained limited for years. Cashea completed a $60 million Series B round in June, led by FinSight Ventures, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst, Plug […]
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The Daily Journal. — The Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VenAmCham) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen institutional cooperation, encourage responsible investment, and expand private-sector participation in economic and social development initiatives across Venezuela. The agreement establishes a collaborative framework to connect VenAmCham’s member companies with […]
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The Daily Journal. — Energy company Shell has launched the bidding process to hire drilling services for the Dragon gas field project in eastern Venezuela. Sources familiar with the process told Reuters that the plan calls for drilling four wells in the area beginning in the second quarter of 2027. The sources said Shell expects […]
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The Daily Journal — A delegation from Venezuela’s private sector held a high-level meeting in Berlin with the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK). The main objective was to present Venezuela’s investment portfolio and the wide range of business opportunities currently available in the country. The German-Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce (AHK Venezuela) organized and […]
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