Sentences with phrase «as venezuelan»

However, petro could prove a much - needed solution as the Venezuelan fiat currency, the bolivar, has been in turmoil for quite some time now, as the country grows more desperate to fulfill their citizens» basic needs.

«I felt a strong pang of guilt as a Venezuelan to be standing here, motionless as the country falls apart,» Ortega said.

As a Venezuelan native, Rivas cultivated extensive experience during his 14 years as the curator of Spanish Colonial art at the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC).

Prints by Carlos Cruz - Diez and Manuel Espinoza illustrate what came to be known as Venezuelan kineticism; Cruz - Diez and his contemporaries were searching for an egalitarian form of art based in perceptual manipulation through additive color experiments.

Selected as the Venezuelan submission for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2014 Academy Awards, Alberto...

If oil is the «devil's excrement» as a Venezuelan oil minister once complained, then bitumen is the worst of it.

As a Venezuelan, I am disappointed that this seat did not go to Pastor Maldonado.

As the Venezuelan political and economic crisis deepens following suspect elections, a group of experts discuss potential ways out of the morass.

At the time of his arrest in October 2012, it was reported that he was traveling between Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia and was posing as a Venezuelan businessman in order apply for a visa to live in Ecuador.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings with Congress members to discuss the fate of a Utah man imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the country faces a possible new round of sanctions.

WASHINGTON, March 7 - A Venezuelan state governor made an unusual visit to Washington this week seeking meetings in Congress to discuss the fate of an American imprisoned in the South American nation, U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the country faces a possible new round of sanctions.

Holders of Venezuelan bonds are meeting with each other and considering forming committees, advisers and fund managers told Reuters, as questions mount about the feasibility of President Nicolas Maduro's proposal to restructure $ 60 billion of debt.

Hamm favors the approach of cutting off Venezuelan oil exports to the U.S., as well as stopping U.S. light sweet crude exports to Venezuela, which uses that type of crude to blend it with its heavy crude oil before shipping it to international markets.

According to U.S. Customs data compiled by Bloomberg, Venezuelan crude represented 43 percent of the refinery capacity at Chevron's Pascagoula refinery in July, as well as 62 percent of Valero's St. Charles refinery capacity.

Among them, Kloza sees the Iraqi and Venezuelan elections in May and «superhawks» John Bolton and Mike Pompeo coming into the White House as possible market movers.

As president, Kirchner was one of Latin America's most prominent leftists and was close with the socialist government of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

In what they said was an attempt to combat «speculation,» authorities last week forced over 200 supermarkets to slash prices, creating chaos as desperate Venezuelans leapt at the chance to buy cheaper food.

«I'm really concerned that we're going to have a real collapse in Venezuela in oil production over the course of the next year,» which would in turn affect the government's ability to pay its debt, Rodriguez — who was head of the Venezuelan Congressional Budget Office from 2000 to 2004 — said at the AS / COA event.

Thanks to their country's managed currency rates, Venezuelans are now pulling off epic scams as the value of the dollar spikes against the bolivar on the black market, Reuters» Girish Gupta and Andrew Cawthorne report.

Carlos, 67, a Venezuelan whose real name is Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez, describes himself as a «professional revolutionary» and was dubbed «Carlos the Jackal» by the press when he was one of the world's most wanted terror suspects.

As a result, the Venezuelan government is looking to offer India a 30 percent discount on its crude oil if it pays in Petro.

The Venezuelan government has not been nearly as welcoming of this type of virtual currency activity.

An online marketplace known as LocalBitcoins has connected Venezuelans looking to buy Bitcoin and get their money out of the bolívar, which has steadily lost value because of hyperinflation.

In order to replace the Venezuelan oil subsidies deal, known as Petrocaribe, Mexico would have to supply Cuba with 55,000 barrels per day and another 39,000 barrels per day to other Petrocaribe nations in the Caribbean and Central America.

Finance ministers from several Latin American nations as well as the U.S. and Europe have agreed to work jointly to locate and seize the proceeds arising from corruption by Venezuelan government insiders, two U.S. Treasury officials said Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: A man wears a cap with the logo of PDVSA as he attends the swear - in ceremony of the new board of directors of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela January 31, 2017.

Backers of the petro could be viewed as extending a line of credit to the Venezuelan government, said a spokesperson who went on to state, «The Venezuelan petro currency could therefore expose US persons to legal risk.»

It could be disastrous for the average Venezuelan citizen, as the already decrepit Venezuelan economy would sink deeper into depression.

It has also partnered with a Venezuelan - based digital currency exchange to help boost its use as an everyday currency — while Venezuela's national currency continues to lose value.

Oil prices finish higher as IMF move threatens Venezuelan output Traders also weigh jump in U.S. crude supplies, risks to Iran dealAfter trading on a mixed note for much of Wednesday's session, oil prices settled decidedly higher, as the International Monetary Fund's threat to expel Venezuela reignited market concerns over the struggling nation's crude production.

A steady drop in the quality of the oil Venezuela exports, as well as default on payments to various refineries, have whittled away at whatever confidence was left in the Venezuelan government.

* Market expects U.S. to re-impose sanctions against Iran * Plunging Venezuelan output further tightens markets * But soaring U.S. crude production holds back marketBy Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters)- Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by concerns over supply disruptions in Venezuela and theMiddle East as well as by strong demand.Brent crude oil futures were at 74.44 per barrel at0105 GMT, up 44 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last close.U.S.

Maduro blames Trump administration sanctions for making U.S. banks unwilling to participate in financial transactions with the Venezuelan government, either as buyers or payment processors.

The Cryptocurrency craze that has swept the world is now being looked at by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a savior to its economy.

A lot of that seems to have coincided with Venezuelans in Venezuela and also Chinese in China looking to get money out of their countries — you know capital outflows and then from there, it seemed to have critical mass taking off to where it is today slightly over $ 10000 as we speak.

In 2016 the Prize was awarded to Venezuelan chef María Fernanda Di Giacobbe for her Cacao de Origen project, a network involving education, entrepreneurship, research and development around cocoa as a source of identity, culture and economic wealth in Venezuela.

Venezuelan, born and raised, Lorena grew up with a tremendous passion for cooking and influence by great cooks, although she never considered it as a career path.

The two side's fought out an entertaining top four clash last night at Anfield which the Reds won 3 - 2 and the two will again duke it out, this time in the transfer market, as they both target the Venezuelan forward, reports Daily Star.

As reported by Globo, the 38 year - old, who is part owner of American second tier side Fort Lauderdale Strikers, told Argentinian legend Diego Maradona that he would definitely return during an interview on Maradona's Venezuelan chat show, De Zurda.

According to Spanish publication AS, the investigation may have been started over Real's acquisition of two Venezuelan youngsters — Manuel Godoy and Fernando Macías — who joined when they were 12 and 14 respectively.

West Ham are up for the bargain but Chelsea and Tottenham could also see the Venezuelan as a decent back - up bet for their current first - choice forwards.

The spread of violence may also give rise to a potentially massive refugee crisis, as more Venezuelans seek to flee their homeland.

In Venezuela exist a big uncertainty about what will happen with the health of the president Hugo Chávez, the problem is that the old - term presidency finishes at 10 - January and it's possible that the elected president Hugo Chavez wouldn't be able to return to Venezuela, and the Venezuelan Constitution establish the National Assambly as the site to renewal the power, but its very vague about the case where the elected and current president are the same person.

The proposals were caricatured by the Conservative Party as «Venezuelan - style rent - controls» — but targeting «generation rent» and «hard working Britain» may yet prove to be a shrewd move.

The current uncertainty that surrounds Venezuela's future should be considered a window of opportunity to move from a personality - focused agenda to a political programme that takes into consideration all Venezuelans: opponents as well as advocates of the Revolution, and, importantly, the free - riders at the margins.

«As hunger deepens, we could see more Venezuelans fleeing by land or sea to an island,» Muchacho said.

Tennessee Sen. Bob CorkerRobert (Bob) Phillips CorkerTrump to hold Nashville rally amid efforts to boost GOP Senate hopeful Kim Jong Un surprises with savvy power plays Tax reform postmortem reveals lethal dose of crony capitalism MORE, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Indiana Gov. Mike PenceMichael (Mike) Richard PenceAnti - Maduro Venezuelans not unlike anti-Castro Cubans of yore Congress is still doing nothing to save Christians in the Middle East Liberal students, colleges should learn from Liberty University's civility MORE and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich all met with Trump as he weighed his choice, before deciding on Pence.

On Tuesday, Florida GOP Reps. Carlos CurbeloCarlos Luis CurbeloAnti - Maduro Venezuelans not unlike anti-Castro Cubans of yore Farm bill revolt could fuel Dreamer push Three Republicans join climate change caucus MORE and Ileana Ros - LehtinenIleana Carmen Ros - LehtinenOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Tensions on immigration erupt in the House GOP MORE called on Pruitt to resign or be fired.

And Venezuelans are beginning to excavate the solid tarry deposits of the Oronoco sludge belt, which contains as much as 1 trillion barrels of oil.

In 2006, two independent satellites — one equipped with an optical detector and the other carrying a gamma ray detector — coincidentally flew within 300 kilometers (186 miles) of a Venezuelan storm as a powerful lightning bolt exploded within a thundercloud.