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Analysis: Black market surge presages Venezuela devaluation

Source: Reuters Mobile, Nov 21 2012, 7:43am CST

Called by a host of nicknames to evade Venezuela's strict currency controls, U.S. dollars are in such hot demand that the black market price has soared to nearly four times the local bolivar money's official fixed r ...

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5 hours ago

Venezuela's PdVSA Gets $1 Billion Credit Line From Schlumberger

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 24 2013, 8:25pm CDT

By Kejal Vyas MORICHAL, Venezuela—State energy monopoly Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PdVSA, will receive a $1 billion revolving credit line from oil-service provider Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB), the South American country' ...

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9 hours ago

UPDATE 1-Schlumberger extends Venezuela's PDVSA $1 bln credit line

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 24 2013, 4:16pm CDT

MORICHAL, Venezuela May 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA will receive a revolving credit line of at least $1 billion from oil services giant Schlumberger, the OPEC nation's oil minister said on Friday. The deal will provide ...

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26 weeks ago


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"Never, ever before had we seen a drought like this."


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10 hours ago

Venezuela's PDVSA says gets $1 bln credit line from Schlumberger

Source: Reuters  |   May 24 2013, 2:46pm CDT

MORICHAL, Venezuela May 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA will receive a $1 billion revolving credit line from oil services giant Schlumberger, the OPEC nation's oil minister said on Friday. The ...

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10 hours ago

Funds for toilet paper approved by National Assembly

Source: Radio New Zealand  |   May 24 2013, 2:35pm CDT

The National Assembly in Venezuela has approved plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage. Lawmakers voted to approve a $US79 million credit for the ministry of commerce, ...

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11 hours ago

Venezuela to create new workers militia

Source: FindLaw: AP News  |   May 24 2013, 2:25pm CDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil. Pres ...

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11 hours ago

Venezuela's Capriles May Have Lost The Election Battle, But He Won The (Twitter) War

Source: Fox News Latino  |   May 24 2013, 1:59pm CDT

A prolific tweeter, Henrique Capriles has well over 3.3 million followers on the social media site, dwarfing second place Argentinean President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who has just over 2 million. Capriles’ rival in the election, Venezuel ...

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13 hours ago

Venezuela to create new workers militia

Source: FOX News  |   May 24 2013, 11:57am CDT

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives to attend President Rafael Correa's swearing-in ceremony in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, May 24, 2013. Correa is starting a third term as president. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuel ...

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13 hours ago

Toilet Paper Shortage in Venezuela Causes Outrage and Talk of Government Conspiracy

Source: EUR This N That  |   May 24 2013, 11:44am CDT

Venezuela regularly faces shortages of basic necessities like toilet paper. Charmin, Cottonelle, White Cloud, and Scott all have one thing in common, they wipe up the floor with the rest of their competitors when it comes ...

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18 hours ago

Rosneft, PDVSA to work together in Venezuela

Source: United Press International  |   May 24 2013, 7:18am CDT

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 24 (UPI) -- State energy company Petroleos de Venezuela and Russian energy company Rosneft signed an agreement for a joint venture for Venezuelan operations. Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez , president of the ...

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