
“The story of the Venezuelan economy and its troubled currency, the bolivar, can be summed up with the following phrase: ‘From bad to worse’—over and over again. Yes, the ever deteriorating situation in Venezuela has taken yet another turn for the worse. In a panicked, misguided response to the country’s economic woes, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has requested emergency powers over the economy. And the Maduro government recently announced plans to institute a new exchange rate for tourists in an attempt to quash arbitrage-driven currency smuggling.”
http://www.cato.org/blog/venezuelas-house-cards
Related posts:
Grilled cheese meets Bitcoin: Food truck embraces digital currency
Petition Launched Calling for Audit of US Gold Supply
Cash is King
Florida “Officer of the Year” Arrested on Federal Child Pornography Charges
Michigan couple grew 206 marijuana plants ‘across the street from city hall’
"Anti-Government" Couple on Run With Children; Lost Custody After Pot Charge
Sell in May and Go Away… Then Buy Bombay?
Getting Arrested for Laughing Is No Joke
Use of Marijuana Said to Reduce Deaths From Painkillers by 25%
Oops: TSA Doesn't Think Terrorists Are Plotting To Attack Airplanes
Paypal freezes $45,000 of Mailpile’s crowdfunded dollars
The end of a world of nation-states may be upon us
The U.S. Media Yesterday Suffered its Most Humiliating Debacle in Ages
National Security Letters are now constitutional, judge rules
Why Amazon’s Fighting So Hard for a CIA Cloud Contract