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Author of the article: CARACAS — Venezuela’s rate of consumer price inflation continued to fall in February to 2.9%, the lowest figure in eight years, the central bank said on Friday. The government of President Nicolas Maduro has been making cuts to spending in the bolivar currency since the second…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held a phone call to plan strategy with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, one of Putin’s few outspoken supporters during Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The Kremlin said Maduro expressed “strong support” for Russia’s war effort during the call. According to the Kremlin readout of the…

MIAMI — A Colombian businessman linked to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was secretly signed up by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a cooperating source in 2018 and gave agents information about bribes he paid to Venezuelan officials, according to new court records unsealed Wednesday in the closely watched corruption case.…

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Author of the article: CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expects the South American country’s economy grew by more than 4% last year, following eight years of recession and rising prices, he said on Saturday. Venezuela’s central bank has not updated figures for the country’s gross domestic product since the…

In 2019, a coalition of Venezuelan political parties backed by the U.S. had grand ambitions to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro and cut off his financing by seizing some $20 billion in foreign assets from his regime and managing them on their own. Mr. Maduro’s grip on power has since tightened.…

LONDON: For two years, the global refugee crisis has been overshadowed by the battle against COVID-19. But in 2021 there was a worrying uptick in the number of people fleeing poverty and conflict, and there is every indication that the situation will get even worse in 2022. Anyone who followed…

CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro plans to replace Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami - a key ruling party official who also serves Venezuela's OPEC representative and board member of the state oil company - because of health issues, eight sources close to the decision said. In recent weeks, El…

Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro on Sunday named a former foreign minister as his partys candidate for a special gubernatorial election in the home state of his predecessor and mentor, Hugo Chvez, that was scheduled after the opposition contender in Novembers regular contest was retroactively disqualified.BARINAS, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro…

Nicolás Maduro and his regime fixed the presidential elections of 2018, subverting Venezuela’s constitutional order and denying Venezuelans their democratic rights. Since 2018, the Venezuelan economy has collapsed and human rights abuses have intensified. November 23, 2021 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of…