Tag: Rafael Ramirez

Friday, September 14th 2018 - 09:11 UTC
A Judge in Andorra has charged 29 Venezuela chavista officials with corruption

A judge in Andorra has charged 29 Venezuelans with corruption - among them two former deputy ministers. Prosecutors allege that they were part of a network of corrupt officials who received US$ 2.3bn in bribes from companies in return for lucrative contracts with Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA.
Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 23:10 UTC
The Uruguayan Foreign Ministry describes the number of immigrants arriving in the country as “never seen before”

Immigration to Uruguay, Argentina and Chile has exploded exponentially in recent years. It is receiving an “unprecedented” daily requests for refuge in the southern country, according to the Director of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law of the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dianela Pi, who explained to MercoPress that “There are acts of discrimination and xenophobia that are emerging in Uruguay as never before” as a result of the migratory phenomenon. This wave comes mostly from citizens of Venezuelan origin.
Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 08:52 UTC
Chavista heavyweight purged by Maduro, and blamed for PDVSA corruption

Venezuela's former oil czar resigned as ambassador to the United Nations, on what he said were orders from President Nicolas Maduro, a sign of growing divisions in the ruling socialist party amid a deepening economic crisis.
Friday, January 2nd 2015 - 05:19 UTC
Venezuela takes its seat at the UN Security Council replacing Argentina

As of January first Venezuela is holding a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for two years (2015-2016). In such position, the government will have to take a stance on global issues, based on its “multi-center, pluri-polar world” approach.
Saturday, December 27th 2014 - 06:27 UTC
Maduro makes diplomatic changes, sends separate letters to Castro brothers

Rafael Ramirez new ambassador to the UN, Rivas Alvarado to ALADI and Mercosur. Delcy Rodríguez new chancellor. Letters to the Castro brothers in which he speaks of a “change of era” published in Havana.
Wednesday, July 9th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
Venezuela knocks on the door of international banks and promises to respect debt payments

After slamming international banks for more than a decade, the Venezuelan government met with investment bankers to try to change the perception of risk associated to the country and prepare the scenario for upcoming economic measures.
Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 05:50 UTC
Spain's Repsol signs 1.2bn dollars financing deal with Venezuela's PDVSA

Repsol signed a financing deal Friday with Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA that calls for the Spanish energy major to invest 1.2 billion dollars to boost the output of the companies' Petroquiriquire joint venture.
Friday, November 8th 2013 - 06:00 UTC
Venezuela joins the hyperinflation club: 54.3% in last twelve months and climbing

Venezuela's consumer prices rose 5.1% in October, pushing the 12-month inflation rate to 54.3%, the highest mark since the late President Hugo Chávez took power in 1999. The news was released by the central bank on Thursday which also revealed that the scarcity index had reached its highest level since 2009.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 06:43 UTC
China will help Venezuela develop a huge oil field investing 14bn dollars

China’s hydrocarbons company Sinopec and Venezuela’s PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela SA) agreed investments to develop the Junin 1 oil field in the Orinoco oil strip, which will demand 14 billion dollars for a daily extraction of 200.000 barrels, said PDVSA president Rafael Ramírez currently in Beijing.
Saturday, May 18th 2013 - 06:53 UTC
Venezuelan oil monopoly in joint ventures with Chevron and China Petroleum

PDVSA, Venezuela’s government oil and gas giant will allow joint ventures with China National Petroleum Corp. and Chevron Corp. to manage 6 billion dollars in loans designed to revert oil output declines, said a PDVSA official.