The IMF expects Venezuela’s GDP to grow by 7% in 2027, while average annual inflation will decline to 174%. The Daily Journal.- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Venezuela’s economy will grow by 5% in 2026 and 7% in 2027. However, the organization expects inflation to reach 467.9% by the end of this year, […]
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The Daily Journal.- The National Academy of Economic Sciences (ANCE) warned that full and formal dollarization of the Venezuelan economy could quickly curb inflation but would significantly limit the country’s economic policy tools. Instead, it proposed establishing a multi-currency or dual-currency regime. In a document released amid debate over officially adopting the U.S. dollar as […]
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The Daily Journal – The official exchange rate broke the 800-bolivar-per-dollar barrier on Wednesday, September 2, reaching Bs. 801.18, according to the rate published by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV). The U.S. dollar rose by 2.86 bolivars (0.36%) in a single day after closing Tuesday, September 1, at 798.32 bolivars. The euro also climbed […]
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Juan Barreto, Director of The Daily Journal for Venezuela and Latin America In recent days, there has been much talk about dollarization. Congressman Antonio Ecarri put forward this proposal, prompting a strong reaction from National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez. Dollarization is a policy that very few countries have adopted. As you know, there are 192 […]
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The Daily Journal.- Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Monday that the gap between Venezuela’s official exchange rate and the parallel market rate fell from nearly 30% to 12.3% over the past two months as a result of the government’s policies. “We are also reducing the exchange rate gap. Over these two months, we have brought […]
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