Venezuela Financial News

In crisis-ridden Venezuela, nothing has been spared the uncertainty that plagues everyday life

Paraguay has hit a new milestone in its illegal crypto mining crackdown, equalling the tally of Bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs seized in Venezuela.

A few months ago, Edmundo González’s life in retirement consisted of academic conferences, visiting old friends and playing with grandchildren at his Caracas high-rise. Few in Venezuela knew him. Now, the soft-spoken 74-year-old is the opposition’s presidential candidate in the July 28 election and what analysts say could be a last hope for democracy in a country ruled for 11 years by the strongman he is challenging, President Nicolás Maduro.

Copa America 2024 is now going to the big stages after sixteen teams participated in the initial stages of the championship. Now, eight teams have qualified after the intense group stage matches that saw some nail-biting games with some of the top footballing nations in the world. As the quarterfinals approach, the competition will only get more intense and competitive as all the teams will give it all to proceed towards the semis of America's most coveted tournament.

Venezuela’s recent crackdown on crypto is unlikely to dent enthusiasm for tokens, with data showing people in the nation remitted $461 million worth of coins in 2023.

On Tuesday night, the Canadian men’s soccer team will face a historic test when it squares off with Argentina in the Copa America semifinals.

Global money laundering body FATF on Friday said it added Monaco and Venezuela on its so-called grey list with countries under special scrutiny. Both countries now made high-level political commitments to work with the body and implement an action plan to strengthen the effectiveness of their regulation, the FATF said.

ruled the 45-year-old’s employment made her a “member” of IRFAN-Canada, which it said had engaged in terrorism.She has appealed the Jan. 12 decision to the Federal Court.Canadian authorities stripped IRFAN-Canada of its charity status in 2011 after federal auditors found it had sent $14.6 million to groups “associated with Hamas.”The Canada Revenue Agency also said videos found at the group’s office near Toronto glorified “martyrdom” and portrayed the Palestinian conflict as a religious war.In 2014, the government placed IRFAN-Canada on its list of terrorist entities for using its “status as a charitable organization to fund Hamas.”Before arriving in Toronto from Venezuela in 2016 and claiming refugee status, Sarassra worked part-time for IRFAN-Canada in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Her role was to distribute money to children whose fathers had died.

Rome Giorgia Meloni was the winner of last week’s Group of Seven meeting. Whether giving French President Emmanuel Macron the stink eye or stitching up a deal to increase Italy’s clout in the European Union, the Italian prime minister had a good summit. Once stigmatized as a neofascist from the fringes of Europe’s hard right, Ms.

A fleet of Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, has left Havana’s port after a five-day visit to Cuba following planned military drills in the Atlantic Ocean

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and the government are seeking ways to circumvent the recent US sanctions using crypto, alleged critics.

Copa America 2024 schedule, matches, fixtures, teams details are out. The continental soccer tournament, featuring FIFA World Cup 2022 winners Argentina and Brazil, will be played in the US between June 20 and July 14.

Two Citgo oil executives detained for nearly five years in Venezuela have sued their former employer for more than $400 million

Season 7 finale of "9-1-1" approaches, fans are left on the edge of their seats wondering if the beloved Captain Bobby Nash, portrayed by Peter Krause, will make it through the harrowing ordeal depicted in the latest promo for the episode titled «All Fall Down.» The gripping teaser hints at the possibility of Bobby's demise following a heart-stopping cliffhanger in the penultimate episode, leaving viewers anxious for answers.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's request for dissolving the Parliament and holding fresh General Elections, the UK citizens and parties are gearing up to go to polls sooner than expected. The voters will choose 650 members of the House of Commons, the lower house for a term of five years. The party that commands a majority of seats in the lower house, either alone or in coalition, will form the next government and its leader will be the prime minister. The center-left Labour Party under the leadership of Keir Starmer is considered to be in the strongest position. It will be pitched against the ruling Conservative Party under the command of Rishi Sunak. Polling will be held on July 4.

US State Department issued a travel advisory asking its citizens not to travel to this Latin American country. It has issued a «Level 4: Do Not Travel» travel advisory, its most serious warning. The department has warned Americans not to travel to this oil-rich country due to high levels of crime and civil unrest under the socialist rule of President Nicolas Maduro, reports the 'New York Post'.

death of Iranian executive President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a helicopter crash on May 19 was a highly disruptive event that will test Iran and West Asia, both already in mayhem.

The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon over a billion dollars from the state-owned oil company

Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the US border. President-elect Jose Raul Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across its territory so they can continue their journey north. Whether Mulino is able to reduce migration through a sparsely populated region with little government presence remains to be seen, experts say.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas

The winners of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA resigned from their titles within days of each other