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Credit Suisse: Venezuela’s GDP to Grow 5.5% in 2021

October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 orinocotribune 2021 Economic Forecast, Bolivar Currency Reconversion, Credit Suisse, Economic Growth, GDP, inflation, New Phase, oil production, PDVSA, Venezuela

Credit Suisse investment bank has forecast that Venezuela’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 5.5% in the current year.

International Opinion US/Canada

Is the US Global Empire Actually in Decline? Part 1

September 27, 2021 Stansfield Smith China, economic, GDP, Neoliberalism, US decline, US Dollar, US Imperialism, World Reserves, World War II

By Stansfield Smith and Roger D. Harris – Sep 25, 2021 It is almost taken for granted, if not an

Minister Arreaza after being decorated by President Maduro for the battle he gave at the OAS in 2018 against US aggression and also responding to Almagro's attacks. Photo courtesy of MPPRE.

News Politics

Arreaza No Longer Venezuela’s Minister for Foreign Affairs: President Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet

August 19, 2021August 20, 2021 Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza 21N, Carolys Pérez, Chancellor, Economy, Felix Plasencia, GDP, Jorge Arreaza, Margaud Godoy, Mexico talks, National Dialogue, new cabinet, President Maduro, Remigio Ceballos, Venezuela

Caracas, August 19, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced a reshuffling of his cabinet today. The appointment of

Economy News

Inflation in Venezuela at 24.6% in April, 10% Below April 2020 (Venezuelan Central Bank)

May 20, 2021 Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza BCV, dollar, dollarization, Economy, GDP, hyperinflation, US Sanctions, Venezuela, Venezuelan Central Bank

Caracas, May 20 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Wednesday, May 19, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released the consumer price index

Venezuelan economy in its labyrinth. Pasqualina Curcio

Economy News

The Labyrinth of the Venezuelan Economy (Interview with Pasqualina Curcio)

January 26, 2021 orinocotribune economic warfare, Economy, foreign investment, GDP, gold, hyperinflation, monetary mass, Pasqualina Curcio, PDVSA, petro, us blockade, US Sanctions, Venezuela, wages

Venezuelan GDP fell about 70 percent from 2013 to date, and the economy is in stagflation. Pasqualina Curcio, a Venezuelan

International Opinion US/Canada

The Difference Between the US and China’s Response to COVID-19 is Staggering

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Vijay Prashad China, COVID-19, Economic impact of lockdown, GDP, Lockdown restrictions, Prsident Xi Jinping, Trump, US

By Vijay Prashad, John Ross – Sep 15, 2020 While US continues to suffer the devastating impacts of poor management

Economy Opinion

Venezuela: 2019 Balance. Outlook and Recommendations for 2020 (Part Two)

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 orinocotribune 2020, currency exchange, dollarization, Economy, GDP, inflation, Oil, Venezuela

By 15 y Ultimo 2020: to deepen the transition? In the first part of this work we stated that 2019

Economy News

BCV: Venezuelan Economy Contracted by 23.7 Percent in First Trimester of 2019

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 orinocotribune BCV, GDP, inflation, unilateral coercive measures, US Sanctions, Venezuela

The Venezuelan Central Bank also released inflation figures for the first time in six months. Venezuela lost almost a quarter of

Economy Opinion

One Year After the Recovery Plan: Are we Doing Well?

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 orinocotribune contraction, contradictions, economic crisis, economic policy, Economy, GDP, Growth and Prosperity Plan, inefficiency, inflation, mistakes

By 15 y Ultimo Evaluating the performance of the Recovery Plan one year after its launch is not a simple

Economy News

Central Bank of Venezuela Finally Publishes Economic Data for the Last 3 Years

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 orinocotribune BCV, Economic Indicators, Economy, GDP, inflation, transparency

After three years without providing economic indicators, on May 28 the Central Bank of Venezuela (www.bcv.org.ve) published inflation figures in