why is venezuela economy so bad?
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- Could the news from Venezuela possibly get any worse? The economic crisis, sparked by the deadly combination of dropping oil prices and an immensely mismanaged economy, has led to food riots and starvation. Practically the entire nation is too broke to eat, and several zoo animals have starved to death.
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Venezuela's worsening economic crisis â the Guardian briefing Related: 'We are like a bomb': food riots show Venezuela crisis has gone beyond politics. By IMF figures, it has the world’s worst negative growth rate (-8%), and the worst inflation rate (482%). The unemployment rate is 17% but is expected to climb to near 30% in the coming few years.
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Venezuela's Failed Socialist Experiment Venezuela's Failed Socialist Experiment. Venezuelans cross the Simon Bolivar bridge linking San Antonio del Tachira, in Venezuela with Cucuta in Colombia, to buy basic supplies on July 17, 2016. At the start of 2014, Venezuela’s GDP stood at $371.34 billion, with nearly half of that coming from oil (it accounts for almost 100% of exports). But after a year-high of $105.54 in June, crude plummeted by more than 50% to $48.51 by the end of the year.
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The Impending Collapse Of Venezuela The Impending Collapse Of Venezuela. On Tuesday January 13th, the ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Venezuela to Caa3, one step above default. This comes as no surprise – markets have been pricing in the likelihood of default for some time now.
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- Oil pollutoin is happening in Venezuela because the venezuelan president (chaves) has been hiring men that have no training in oil pumping therefore they do not know how to co…ntian the oil and make mistakes. This has now led to a strike among the oil workers, making a shortage in workers at the oil pumps.
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Venezuelaâs Oil-Based Economy Spending the Oil Money. It is difficult to determine how Venezuela has been spending its oil windfall, given the lack of government transparency (the country ranks 162 out of 179 countries ranked on Transparency International's corruption index).
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Why Venezuela is a nightmare right now A demonstrator throws a Molotov cocktail against riot policemen during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, against Venezuela's government.Reuters. It's hard to say when things went from bad, to worse, to nightmarish in Venezuela. But what we can say is that the nightmare is here. Reports coming from state-controlled media don't tell half the story. These days, Venezuelans turn to Twitter to report and find seemingly endless instances of violence and looting.
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- Chavez's passing could usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for Venezuela. Free-market economic reforms could see the country following the growth path of regional powerhouse Brazil.And there is no reason to continue with Chavez's destructive, anti-U.S. foreign policy.ike almost all socialist experiments, Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution was pointless and harmful. It has left Venezuela with a basket-case economy. Venezuela's currency, the bolivar, suffers from 20% inflation and has been devalued five times in a decade.
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Oil Prices Pushing Venezuela To Economic Collapse? With regard to the revision of Venezuela’s recession rate, the head of the IMF' s Western Hemisphere Department, Mr. Alejandro Warner, said: “…Indeed, each $10 decline in oil prices worsens Venezuela’s trade balance by 3½ percent of GDP, a bigger effect by far than for any other country in the region.
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- Crime in Venezuela is a pervasive issue. Venezuela was ranked the most insecure nation in the world by Gallup in 2013 with the United Nations stating that such crime is due to the poor political and economic environment in the country.The country's murder rate is also one of the highest in the world.anjuan data from 2000 shows that in the capital city of Caracas, 92% of homicides are due to firearms and that 83% of homicide victims died near their homes, 55% in public altercations and 55% of the homicides occurred on the weekend.
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Economy of Venezuela Agriculture in Venezuela accounts for approximately 3% of GDP, 10% of the labor force, and at least one-fourth of Venezuela's land area. Venezuela exports rice, corn, fish, tropical fruit, coffee, pork, and beef.
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Venezuelan Socialism Is So Great That Starving People Are Now Eating From Garbage Cans Venezuelan Socialism Is So Great That Starving People Are Now Eating From Garbage Cans. Fox Business’ Elizabeth McDonald has obtained some horrifying footage of hungry Venezuelans eating from the garbage, as the nation continues its death spiral brought on by a dependence on oil and socialist tendencies.
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Five reasons why Venezuela may be the world's worst economy Five reasons why Venezuela may be the world's worst economy. Venezuela might be the world's worst economy. With 68% inflation, the highest across the globe, Venezuela comes in just ahead of war-torn Sudan and heavily-sanctioned Iran. U.S. companies like Ford () and Pepsi ()are quickly losing profits there due to inflation.
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- Food shortages are rife, leading to lines and even looting. As The New York Times reports, in Venezuela's hospitals children are dying for lack of medicine. The country is on the brink of collapse. And let's keep in mind, Venezuela is one of the world's most oil-rich countries.
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Inflation, Shortages And Economic Turmoil: Venezuela On The Brink The economic turmoil in Venezuela has received increasing international media attention over the past few months.
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- MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA said on Tuesday that a storage tank at its Amuay refinery had overflown because of heavy rains and that a cleanup had begun to avoid the stain spreading further in the surrounding bay.
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These 5 Facts Explain Why Venezuela Is in Big TroubleâStill Given Venezuela’s current economic problems, the country needs to be selling oil for profit, not for repaying old loans. Add the fact that the world is already facing a glut in oil supply, and it’s clear that Venezuelan oil won’t buy the types of friends it used to.
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The Corruption of Democracy in Venezuela Poverty and social exclusion remain as prominent as before, while the levels of government corruption are higher than ever. Today, the nation is locked in an intense struggle between the defenders of democracy and a president intent on becoming a dictator for life.
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Why the Russian Economy Is Tumbling One reason for Russia’s current economic situation is the sharp decline in global oil prices since June 2014. “Russia’s economy never diversified away from oil and raw materials export dependence,” Kimberly Marten, a political science professor at Barnard College and Columbia University, said in a recent email.
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Brazil's economy enters recession High interest rates - currently 14.25% - have also affected consumer spending, an important element of Brazil's economy, while this year, the government has introduced stringent austerity measures designed to tackle high levels of debt.
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Q&A: Why are oil prices (still) so low? For example, Venezuela's budget is dependent on oil prices staying above $100 a barrel and the United Arab Emirates needs oil to stay above $80. The recent economic turmoil in Russia has been tied to the collapse of oil prices.or example, Venezuela's budget is dependent on oil prices staying above $100 a barrel and the United Arab Emirates needs oil to stay above $80. The recent economic turmoil in Russia has been tied to the collapse of oil prices.
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- Venezuela's worsening economic crisis – the Guardian briefing. The shadow of hunger, desperation of crowds queueing for food and the spread of unrest are threatening the government of Nicolás Maduro. Julian Borger. Wednesday 22 June 2016 05.00 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 22 June 2016 08.30 EDT.
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Venezuelan Socialism Still a Complete Disaster Venezuelan Socialism Still a Complete Disaster. Brian Doherty|Jan. 29, 2016 6:01 pm. As the United States faces the not-impossible prospect of an openly socialist president, Sen. Bernie Sanders, it is worth a quick revisit, from The Washington Post today, to how Venezuela's socialist government is doing. It ain't pretty, though wonk Matt O'Brien isn't too quick to blame socialism or its goals per se:
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Venezuela's economic nightmare takes an ugly turn Venezuela’s economic nightmare takes an ugly turn. FORTUNE -- The protests in Venezuela are starting to get nasty. The death toll is now at 28 and rising as people take to the streets in opposition to the government’s mishandling of the economy.