Leonardo Vera: Venezuela needs a forensic audit before renegotiating its debt

The economist warns that the process must begin with a forensic audit of liabilities. The scale and diversity of creditors will require a combination of traditional instruments and mechanisms linked to economic and fiscal performance. Neirlay Andrade Venezuela faces the challenge of restructuring an external debt whose size, composition, and creditor diversity make the process […]

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What did Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez discuss during their meeting?

Their first meeting in New York focused on economic stabilization and steps toward free and fair elections The Daily Journal.- U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez held their first bilateral meeting on Tuesday in New York, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]

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China will have no rights to new Venezuelan oil production revenue, U.S. Energy Secretary says

A day earlier, Beijing demanded respect for its energy agreements with Venezuela The Daily Journal.- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said China will have no rights to collect revenue from Venezuela’s new oil production as efforts move forward to restructure the Caribbean country’s massive debt. In an interview with Bloomberg Television from Caracas, the U.S. […]

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Committee created to bring together commercial creditors of Venezuela’s debt

The Daily Journal. — A group of legal and financial advisers has created a committee to bring together and represent Venezuela’s commercial creditors, aiming to coordinate their participation in the debt restructuring process announced by the government, Reuters reported. The committee, formed in early August and scheduled for an official launch this Thursday, seeks to […]

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Venezuelan debt grows and complicates restructuring: liabilities exceed US$240 billion

Venezuela faces more than US$240 billion in debt, equivalent to 216% of its GDP, according to Bloomberg reports The Daily Journal.- Venezuela’s debt continues to grow as the government of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez prepares a comprehensive restructuring of the country’s external obligations. According to Bloomberg, a new arbitration award in favor of U.S. insurer […]

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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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