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Yankee dollar is king in anti-imperialist Venezuela

7 mins | Dec 1, 2019
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Why economists are worried about Maduro's change of tack to informal dollarisation. In 2019, president Maduro's statement of support for informal dollarisation has been received with criticism for Venezuela's anti-imperialist leadership. Gideon Long reporting in the Financial Times explains why economists fear that unregulated use of the dollar may end up further harming the Venezuelan economy and its most vulnerable citizens.

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