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Guyana
In 2015, Guyana, an agriculture-based economy, found oil deposits along 193 km of its coast. (Dan Lundberg)

How Petrostate Guyana Got Caught in the Cross Hairs

1170 658 Paz Gómez

A tiny English-speaking country in northern South America, Guyana will be the world’s fastest-growing economy thanks to the massive oil reservoirs.

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Centralized oil production made true the resource curse for Venezuela. (jp26jp)

A Timeline of US Sanctions on the Venezuelan Regime

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Oil-Production Decline, Economic Crisis Preceded Punitive Measures

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No podemos ignorar el problema y esperar que desaparezca. (Andrés Gerlotti)

Seis lecciones que nos deja la distopía venezolana

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Mantener la división de poderes y cortar al socialismo de raíz son clave

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Nicolás Maduro assuming office as president of Venezuela. (Wikimedia)

Venezuelan Regime Deploys Cryptocurrency to Evade US Sanctions

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Nicolás Maduro Expands ‘Petro’ Implementation in October

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Widespread shortages in Venezuela have prompted emigration and remittances for those who remain. (@newya1207)

Venezuelan Regime Takes Bite of Remittances for the Starving

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Legalized Transfers Will Feed Insatiable, Bankrupt State

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Since Hugo Chávez came to power in 1999, economic and political freedom have only gone downhill. (Wikimedia)

The Anatomy of Venezuela’s Chavismo

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What Brought the Oil-Rich Nation to Her Knees?

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The 48th General Assembly of the Organization of American States took place on June 5. (OAS)

OAS Performance: Democracy and Human Rights

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What Does It Have to Show after 70 Years?

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Widespread shortages have brought some Venezuelan cities to a halt. (Radio Fe y Alegría)

Venezuela Announces Car Census to Ration Gasoline

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Cash-Strapped Nicolás Maduro Admits Subsidy Unsustainable, Touts “Motherland Card” Solution

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Michael Bennett: "Hay fotos de Hugo Chávez y Maduro en todas partes: en los aeropuertos y en cada valla publicitaria".

La odisea de un emprendedor estadounidense en Venezuela

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Michael Bennett relata su experiencia ayudando a venezolanos a través del programa Bastiat Society

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Dolarización es la cura para la hiperinflación en Venezuela Así lo demuestra la experiencia ecuatoriana, que dolarizó su economía en 1999 dolarización. En Venezuela el nuevo billete de mayor denominación será de 500 bolívares "soberanos". (ruurmo)

Dolarización: la cura para la hiperinflación en Venezuela

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Así lo demuestra la experiencia ecuatoriana, que dolarizó su economía en 1999

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