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The Resource Curse

Venezuela's economy, as told by a hot dog

by Scott Tong
Mar 23, 2016
The story of a Pepito, a Venezuelan take on the hot dog, illustrates the country's economic problems.
Pepito vendors in Caracas, Venezuela. 
Jorge Galino/Marketplace
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The Resource Curse

Venezuela's inflation woes are growing

by Kai Ryssdal and Scott Tong
Feb 23, 2016
Marketplace's Scott Tong reporting from Venezuela
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The Resource Curse

Dispatches from Venezuela: Red roofs and the new ogling

by Scott Tong
Feb 17, 2016
From the notebook of Marketplace correspondent Scott Tong, on the ground in Venezuela.
The higher you climb in Venezuela's barrios, the poorer the people are who live there.
Jorge Galindo/Marketplace
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Dispatches from a Crude Collapse: Venezuela

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 11, 2016
How low oil prices are impacting politics in Venezuela
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The Resource Curse

For Venezuela, oil is a resource curse

by Scott Tong
Jan 11, 2016
Over-reliance on oil, and subsidies for the masses, leave Venezuela in a desperate economic crisis
Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and current President Nicolas Maduro accompany United Socialist Party (PSUV) deputies, outside the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas on January 7, 2016. Venezuela's political crisis deepened Thursday as the government vowed to stop the center-right opposition using its new legislative powers to try and oust President Nicolas Maduro. 
FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images
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Venezuela's opposition party gains power

by Kai Ryssdal and Mukta Mohan
Dec 7, 2015
The opposition party is now the majority in Venezuela.
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Will Venezuela default? Investors think so

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 23, 2014
Oil, whose price has halved in the past year, accounts for 95 percent of the country’s exports and 45 percent of the government’s budget.
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A Venezuelan airport is charging for air. Yes, air.

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 11, 2014
The international airport in Caracas, Venezuela, is now charging for air.
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Exchanging currency in Venezuela is a nightmare

by Jeff Tyler
Mar 10, 2014
A new exchange system could bring the currency rate closer to the black market.
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Venezuela according to a Venezuelan

by David Brancaccio
Feb 27, 2014
Inflation and a shortage of basic goods are fueling protests in Venezuela.
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