September 10: Shady Numbers

The Banco Central de Venezuela issued a correction today for the inflation numbers it released yesterday. Yesterday, the bank released data Continue reading →

September 9: Inflation Data Released

The Banco Central de Venezuela finally broke its silence today by releasing inflation statistics for the first time in over three months. Continue reading →

September 8: Bread Emergency

An examination conducted by The Economist found that Caracas is one of only three cities in the world to see a dramatic decrease in the standard Continue reading →

September 7: Crimes of Passion

Venezuela suffers from one of the world’s highest homicide rates, with Caracas in particular often named as one of the Continue reading →

September 6: Equilibrium

Following the increase in price of household cleaning products, dish soap, and household disinfectants earlier this week, the following items Continue reading →

September 5: Loyal Supporters

Yesterday, Aragua state governor Tareck el Aissami raised eyebrows when he suggested that poverty helped the PSUV become popular. During Continue reading →

September 4: Rising Prices

The Superintendencia Nacional para la Defensa de los Derechos Socioeconomicos [National Superintendency for the Defence of Socio-economic Rights] (SUNDDE), the body responsible for Continue reading →

September 3: “El Sacudon” That Wasn’t

During a televised speech last night, Maduro finally gave the details of his much-hyped sacudon. In Spanish, the word sacudon means, “to Continue reading →