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Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez denounced "unfair distribution" of the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (Photo: AFP).

Venezuela Denounces IMF Denial of Funds to Combat COVID-19 (SDR)

October 7, 2021 orinocotribune COVID-19, Delcy Rodríguez, Economy, IMF, inequality, Pandemic, SDR, special drawing rights, unilateral coercive measures, US and European blockade, Venezuela

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, during her speech at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, denounced the refusal

Venezuelan Central Bank to Inject $50 Million into Exchange Rate Market – International Reserves Reloaded (SDR)

October 3, 2021 orinocotribune Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV), BCV, Bolivar, Bolivar Digital, dollar, exchange rate, IMF, monetary rebranding, reconversion monetaria, SDR, William Castillo

On Friday, October 1, William Castillo, Venezuelan deputy minister for Anti-Blockade Policies, an entity under the Ministry of Economy and

International Opinion US/Canada

Republican Senators are Blocking Desperately Needed Pandemic Relief for the World’s Poor

September 20, 2021 Mark Weisbrot Economy, European Central Bank, federal reserve, International Monetary Fund (IMF), international reserves, Pandemic, Republican Senators, SDR, World Food Program (WFP)

By Mark Weisbrot – Sep 17, 2021 The world economy faces serious risks going forward: for example, an estimated $2.3

Referential image. File photo.

Venezuela’s International Reserves Increase as IMF Allocates Resources in Response to Mexico Talks – ‘Leftists’ Complain

September 16, 2021 orinocotribune APR, armchair communists, BCV, Central Bank of Venezuela, COVID-19, foreign exchange rate, international reserves, leftists supporting US regime change policies, Mexico talks, partial agreements, PCV, SDR, special drawing rights, Venezuela

The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has publsihed on its website a considerable increase in Venezuela’s international reserves. This is

IMF kick out of Bolivia again. File photo.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Bolivia’s Arce Rejects IMF Loan Negotiated Irregularly by Former De Facto Ruler Jeanine Áñez

February 18, 2021 orinocotribune BCB, Bolivia, Bolivian Central Bank, IMF, Independance, irregular negotiation, Jeanine Anez, loan, Luis Arce, SDR, special drawing rights

The IMF loan, agreed to under murky circumstances by Áñez, was for $346.7 million. With interest it had reached $351