Latam January 14, 2021 CUBA/VENEZUELA: What lies ahead under a Biden presidency Cuba, Emerging Markets, Politics, Venezuela Biden Nicholas Watson ( 6 mins) Cuba and Venezuela rank among the more difficult challenges facing incoming US President Joe Biden in Latin America. US... Read More...
Latam December 1, 2020 VENEZUELA: What to expect from 6D legislative elections Emerging Markets, Politics, Venezuela editorial Nicholas Watson ( 3 mins) Elections for the National Assembly (AN) take place on 6 December. The new legislature will be installed on... Read More...
June 17, 2020 VENEZUELA: Successive strikes against opposition sign of economic unease Emerging Markets, Politics, Venezuela Maduro Nicholas Watson ( 3 mins) The regime is advancing its campaign to sideline genuine political adversaries and build a made-to-measure, cosmetic opposition in time for... Read More...
June 3, 2020 VENEZUELA: A health agreement that is mostly about fuel and social control Emerging Markets, Politics, Venezuela Nicholas Watson ( 3 mins) It has emerged that the regime and opposition reached an agreement on 1 June to allow the Pan... Read More...
March 26, 2020 VENEZUELA: US ups pressure but Covid-19 is the more pressing threat to Maduro Emerging Markets, Latam, Venezuela Coronavirus, covid-19, Drug Indictement, Guaido, IMF, Maduro, venezuela Nicholas Watson ( 3 mins) There have been two important political developments in the last 48 hours. First, on 24 March, the former opposition presidential... Read More...
March 17, 2020 VENEZUELA: Regime’s “whatever it takes” policy to COVID-19 Emerging Markets, Latam, Venezuela Coronavirus, covid-19, Maduro, oil, venezuela Nicholas Watson ( 5 mins) ● The regime’s bombshell request for IMF emergency assistance provides proof of Venezuela’s unique vulnerability to COVID-19. ● The run-down public... Read More...
February 19, 2020 VENEZUELA: New sanctions not game-changing but more squeeze to come Emerging Markets, Latam, Venezuela Juan Guaido, Maduro, PDVSA, Rosneft Trading Nicholas Watson ( 3 mins) Yesterday, 18 February, the US government announced sanctions against Rosneft Trading, a brokerage unit of Russian firm Rosneft. The entity... Read More...
February 11, 2020 VENEZUELA: The role of militias in Maduro’s control strategy Emerging Markets, Latam, Politics, Venezuela Juan Guaido, Maduro, Military, Militias Nicholas Watson ( 3 mins) The first military exercises of 2020 will take place over the weekend of 15-16 February. Military maneuvers are organized regularly: <a... Read More...
January 6, 2020 VENEZUELA: Maduro starts 2020 as he means to go on Emerging Markets, Latam, Politics, Venezuela Juan Guaido, Maduro, National Assembly Nicholas Watson ( 3 mins) National Assembly (AN) president Juan Guaido, who is recognized as interim president by over 50 countries, was blocked from entering... Read More...
