In the days leading up to Venezuela’s currency reform, which is set for August 20 th, the bolivar has taken yet another deep dive. The chart below shows the bolivar’s free fall and the ...

The unpopularity of Mr. Maduro’s regime is not under question as he oversaw an economy that descended into a free fall in his ... the country. Chart 1 shows how Venezuela’s GDP (in current ...

Indeed, Venezuela’s decline over the past 25 years ... As shown in the above chart, in 1995, Venezuela scored 59.8 on the 0-to-100 scale of the index, more than 2 points above the world average.

Venezuela’s ruling coalition secures a big win in parliamentary and regional elections boycotted by the opposition.

Descent into dictatorship. In mid-2014, global oil prices tumbled and Venezuela’s economy went into free fall. As unrest brewed, Maduro consolidated power through political repression ...

For a country facing the world’s largest displacement crisis in peacetime, grappling with violent crime and inflation, Venezuela is a tinderbox that can explode at any minute. The recently held ...