Sentences with phrase «maduro stated»

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The United States, which in July said would take «strong and swift economic actions» if President Nicolas Maduro goes ahead with the Constituent Assembly, could also further sanction senior Venezuelan officials after acting against 13 prominent figures last week.

Vice President Mike Pence will pressure Maduro's government in a speech Wednesday to a session of the Organization of American States, his office said.

The United States has imposed sanctions on senior members of Maduro's government and PDVSA.

Reuters reported earlier this month that Maduro had granted extra powers to Quevedo to «create, annul or modify» deals involving state energy company PDVSA and its subsidiaries.

Maduro has also reportedly ordered several state - owned companies, including an oil and natural gas company and aluminium and gold producers, to use the Petro for a percentage of their sales and purchases moving forward.

According to a recording posted on Twitter by television network VTV, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered several state - owned companies to convert a percentage of their sales and purchases into the petro.

And as the cryptocurrency world adjusts to the idea of a state - backed coin, it appears that the Maduro government is moving to launch another one already.

President Nicolás Maduro recently said that Venezuela will hold the presale for its oil - backed, state - issued cryptocurrency, the petro, on February 20, and that the government will distribute mining equipment to universities, savings banks, and other institutions.

The country's opposition is angry that Goldman has, in effect, made life easier for the central bank — the previous owner of the state - controlled Petroleos de Venezuela bonds — thereby propping up Mr. Maduro's regime.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will deliver a fresh warning to the Maduro administration on Wednesday in a speech to the Organization of American States.

The White House said Pence would use his address to the Organization of American States to call on nations to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to address the country's humanitarian crisis, release political prisoners and hold free and fair elections.

According to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the state - backed cryptocurrency has generated more than $ 3 billion in sales.

The government has suspended a recall referendum drive against hapless President Maduro even as it tries to entice creditors of ailing state oil firm PDVSA to accept a sweetened bond swap.

The country, suffering from skyrocketing inflation and rampant food and power shortages, is currently operating under a «constitutional state of emergency» as protestors call for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.

The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appealed the «Bolivarian Alliance», consisting of ten states, to accede to the project for the creation of the cryptocurrency — El Petro secured by oil.

The United States placed sanctions against Maduro, freezing any assets he holds in the US, and barred Americans from doing business with him.

In protest of what Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called a financial «blockade» by the United States and the Trump administration, the government...

Maduro blames sanctions imposed by the United States in August barring American citizens and companies from buying any new Venezuelan government or PDVSA bonds.

With high - ranking government officials and members of Maduro's family sanctioned or indicted in connection to drug - trafficking crimes, Venezuela has been dubbed a «narco - state.»

In many states, the discontent was very big but Maduro wasn't powerful enough to shut down these protests.

His commons accusations to the United States» imperialism still have some reception in several political parties in America but with time this is dissapearing and after the Castro's annoucements of re-open the political relations with the White House, one of the top accusations, Maduro is now considering to calm down more and more the «anti-imperialist» speech.

According to the Miami Herald, state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez has said he plans to file legislation that would divest the state from businesses that would work with the Maduro regime.

Last week, Scott also announced he planned to ask the State Board of Administration in August to prohibit the state from doing business with any organization that supports Venezuelan President Nicolas MaState Board of Administration in August to prohibit the state from doing business with any organization that supports Venezuelan President Nicolas Mastate from doing business with any organization that supports Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Meanwhile, as protests rocked Caracas on Saturday and civil war appeared all but inevitable, opposition factions are vying to oust President Nicolas Maduro, who has blamed the United States for the unrest in his country.

Addressing the nation on Friday, Maduro declared a «constitutional state of emergency... to tend to our country and more importantly to prepare to denounce, neutralize and overcome the external and foreign aggressions against our country.»

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's embattled government won at least 17 of the 23 states in Sunday's gubernatorial elections, results that prompted allegations of fraud from the opposition coalition.

Moments after the National Electoral Council's televised announcement, state television carried images of Mr. Maduro, holding his wife's hand and flanked by several of the more powerful members of his government, walking down a narrow lane outside the presidential palace, smiling and waving.

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro has claimed the successful launch and sale of Petro — the first ever state - issued cryptocurrency.

Also, the legislator, Jose Guerra stated that there is no future in Maduro's proposed cryptocurrency.

Investors are rushing to get their hands on Venezuela's state - issued cryptocurrency, according to President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela's state - backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, has been a resounding success, according to President Nicolas Maduro.

«As such, we are concerned that a cryptocurrency could provide Maduro a mechanism by which to make payments to foreign lenders and bondholders in the United States, actions that would clearly thwart the intent of U.S. - imposed sanctions.»

Things are only getting weirder in Venezuela, as President Nicolas Maduro decides that one state - issued cryptocurrency farce isn't enough.

The country's president, Nicolás Maduro, noted that the creation of the state - controlled crypto is a way to «innovate toward new forms of international finance for the economic and social development of the country.»

Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, even openly stated that the country was open to all forms of bitcoin mining operations in the future and as such, is currently one of the cheapest countries in the world to host such a business.

After officially launching the oil - backed Petro (PTR), Venezuela's own cryptocurrency, the country's leader Nicolás Maduro has ordered state - owned businesses to transact in it when buying and selling products and services.