Venezuela

• Friday, December 19th 2014 - 07:58 UTC

  New gameboard for Maduro after US-Cuba reconciliation

  

  Analysts agree that the Venezuelan president will need to put aside some of his anti-imperialist jargon and socialist practices to stay in play.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 23:04 UTC

  US sanctions against Venezuela officials signed into law

  

  The United States will now be able to impose punitive measures on Venezuelan government officials involved in a crackdown on protesters against the Maduro administration, or on those who have carried out acts of violence or violated the human rights of political opponents.

• Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 11:35 UTC

  US Congress votes sanctions on Venezuelan government officials and sends bill for Obama's signature

  

  The US House of Representatives passed legislation to impose sanctions on Venezuelan government officials found to have violated protesters' rights during demonstrations earlier this year.

• Thursday, December 4th 2014 - 05:43 UTC

  Maduro's regime charges opposition leader Corina Machado with 'sedition'

  

  Venezuela has indicted hard-line opposition leader María Corina Machado on charges of sedition claiming she took part in an alleged plot to kill president Nicolas Maduro, the state prosecutor's office confirmed.

• Monday, November 24th 2014 - 07:44 UTC

  IMF monitoring impact of Venezuela's economic stress for Caribbean islands

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is monitoring the potential impact any changes to PetroCaribe, Venezuela’s oil alliance with several Caribbean islands will have on regional economies.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 04:16 UTC

  Unasur ready to help Venezuela organize a “major social pact” to overcome the current situation

  

  Venezuela needs a 'major social agreement' to adjust its economy and overcome the current and persistent political conflicts in the country, said Ernesto Samper, chairman of Unasur (Union of South American Nations) during a visit to Brasilia.

• Thursday, October 30th 2014 - 09:16 UTC

  Venezuela furious with Rajoy 'interventionism', recalls ambassador 'on consultation'

  

  Venezuela recalled its ambassador to Spain to protest “interventionist declarations” made by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the Venezuelan News Agency (AVN) said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 - 01:52 UTC

  Venezuela “fully prepared” to cope oil price volatility and will honor sovereign debt

  

  Venezuela's Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco said on Tuesday that the Mercosur member was “fully prepared” to cope with price volatility on the global oil market and would honor a 3 billion dollar bond payment due next week.

• Friday, October 17th 2014 - 06:53 UTC

  Russia's Gazprom forecasts oil at 70 dollars a barrel in the short term

  

  The global oil market slump looks likely to continue, with prices possibly nearing 70 dollars a barrel in the short term, an official of Russian gas producer Gazprom said. Crude fell more than on dollar a barrel on Thursday to a four-year low below 83 a barrel as growing concerns over the global economy stretched a four-month rout.

• Friday, October 17th 2014 - 06:15 UTC

  Venezuela celebrates Security Council seas as “a victory of Hugo Chavez”

  

  Venezuela celebrated on Thursday as a great diplomatic success “and a victory of Hugo Chavez”, having been voted by the UN General Assembly to join the Security Council for two years as a non permanent member.