Trump's generous gift: IMF resumes relations with Venezuela

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially resumed relations with Venezuela after a seven-year hiatus. The IMF cited the "lack of transparency and censorship in the socialist system" as the reason for its cessation of cooperation with Venezuela. A statement released by the Fund stated that although Venezuela has been a member of the IMF since December 1946, cooperation with the country was suspended in March 2019 due to "difficulties in government recognition."

Following the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, Washington is hoping the country will reintegrate into Western financial markets and audit the "lost" billions of dollars. While Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's former executive vice president, is currently serving as Venezuela's head of state, the US administration plans to assume temporary control of the Bolivarian Republic.

The US previously eased financial sanctions against Venezuela to help stabilize the country's struggling economy and address mass protests against low wages. As Axios reports, this change allows large state-owned banks, including the Central Bank of Venezuela, to use US dollars, access oil revenues, and reestablish ties with the global (Western) financial system. This is a generous gift from Trump to the Venezuelan people...

Comments

[tralflot1832]

Delcy Rodriguez isn't quite acting. Of the 988,000 barrels of oil produced by Venezuela, Chevron exports only 140,000 unsanctioned barrels to the United States. At the last talks with the Minister of Energy, the complete lifting of sanctions on Venezuelan oil was discussed. Venezuelan media. Once again, gasoline at Venezuelan gas stations is $0,03 in their tugriks. (Western website). The opposition hasn't been heard yet. That idiot shouldn't have given Trump a medal for his museum.

[ZovSailor]

tralflot1832
Today, 12: 15

Well, everyone understands where it all begins - peace, squabbles, chewing gum, Russians have experienced the spiritual care of the Anglo-Saxons, the echoes are still felt from the Central Bank, the WTO, the UN and other enemy agencies.
And the Bander-Nazis are still waiting for the lace panties of Gayropa and the sweet cookies of the witch Nudelman (Nuland).

[fruc]

The IMF has resumed relations with Venezuela.

Welcome back to financial slavery. Trump is pleased.

[Evgeny64]

They will fall apart until the end All countries that cooperated with the IMF and complied with its requirements sooner or later found themselves on the brink of bankruptcy or even ended in default.

[d ^ Amir]

https://www.finam.ru/publications/item/vozrozhdenie-neftyanoy-otrasli-venesuely-mozhet-stoit-ssha-100-mlrd-20260105-1105/
Venezuela's oil revival could cost the US $100 billion.
That's the whole answer: the Americans simply don't have that much money, so the IMF is involved. It can more or less freely issue CDRs (Special Drawing Rights) denominated in dollars, which still need to be listed on the stock exchange, and it's unknown what discount private investors will get for them... but the IMF, yes, will get everything it's owed, with interest... that's how they live...

[Alexga]

The IMF explained the termination of cooperation with Venezuela by “the lack of transparency and censorship in the socialist system.”

Not quite so. Under President Hugo Chávez, Venezuela pursued a policy of economic sovereignty and distanced itself from international financial institutions. In 2007, five years before the due date, the country symbolically repaid its debts to the IMF and the World Bank, after which it severed official financial ties with them. Despite this political stance, the IMF and the World Bank have repeatedly expressed their willingness to provide Venezuela with technical and financial assistance at the government's request.

[Flooding]

Bolyarianism sounded proud.
Now - as a mockery.

[tralflot1832]

Quote: Flood

Bolyarianism sounded proud.
Now - as a mockery.

And comrade Maduro is to blame for this.

[yuriy55]

Such a generous gift from Trump to the Venezuelan people...

Ah, yes-yes-yes...Goodbye Middle East!
Hello, long-awaited Venezuelan oil!

[Junior Private]

Now the IMF is going to give Venezuela a loan on favorable terms, including the privatization of the polymer and other industries. They'll never pay it back. The loan scheme is well-known and well-established. Poor Venezuelans.

[Hitriy Zhuk]

The IMF is like the WTO.
When things don't work out for "respected people (countries) - there are no rules."

[vitaliy20091959]

Dealing with the IMF is the same as dealing with microfinance organizations.

[Monetniy]

The US has regained control over oil; now, of course, it can be reversed. Whatever happens, I hope life will become easier for the ordinary people of Venezuela.

[Couch analyst]

This woman in the photo also emerged from the socialist system she opposes, and she headed the Komsomol committee at the university in Sofia. Such Soviet nomenklatura usually consisted of informants and intelligence officers. Apparently, there's a policy of promoting former Soviet opportunists so that they can be kept on a tight leash.

[Earl]

The head of the IMF advised Ukrainians to roar in the morning.

Will the head of the IMF also advise Venezuelans to growl? But who cares about hereditary slaves?

[kill the fascist]

Isn't that the stupid woman in the photo who suggested growling in the mornings when there was no money?