Category: The New York Times

Advancing TB Test Technology, Where It Matters Most (The New York Times)

6/12/2015

On a recent morning in a Ho Chi Minh City intensive-care unit, Cao Thi My Hanh sat crying and clutching her 5-month-old granddaughter, Nguyen Dang Thanh Phuong. More than a month earlier she had noticed the baby coughing and struggling to breathe.

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With Oil's Cash, Venezuelans Consume (The New York Times)

2/18/2015

Michael Gavin, chief Latin American economist at UBS Warburg in Stamford, Conn., said, "They're hollowing out the economy and setting Venezuela up for a real setback if oil prices ever return to more historically normal levels."

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Where Cars Are King and Gasoline Costs a Mere 12 Cents a Gallon (The New York Times)

2/14/2015

Cars, then, are often the purchase of choice and, because of that, they do not depreciate here as they do in the United States and in Latin America's other big car markets. Also, it does not hurt that government subsidies and price controls lock gasoline prices at 12 cents a gallon.

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Plan for South American Pipeline Has Ambitions Beyond Gas (The New York Times)

2/14/2015

And these days, he is dangling Venezuela's significant reserves as an incentive as he asks his neighbors for a long-term natural gas commitment.

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Venezuela Disavows 1980s-Era Bonds (The New York Times)

2/11/2015

There are signs that Venezuela has taken the case seriously. Its chief lawyer in the case, Esther Bigott de Loaiza, has close ties to top government officials. But she was ousted late last year after she was named in a lawsuit, now dismissed, that said Venezuela had paid her $18 million in the case.

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Chávez Proposals Would Make Finances Opaque (The New York Times)

2/6/2015

Opinion polls released in the last week have found Mr. Chávez's proposals tied or trailing the opposition position among likely voters, after months of polls showing it likely to pass. In recent weeks, students have rallied in Caracas to protest the changes, and some of those demonstrations have turned violent.

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In Venezuela, petrodollars breed opacity (The New York Times)

11/29/2007

Chávez seeks to strip the central bank formally of its autonomy, giving him the power to dictate monetary policy and the spending of excess foreign reserves. Another measure would eliminate an already neglected rainy-day fund. Polls released in the past week have found support for Chávez's proposal tied or trailing opposition among likely voters, after months of surveys showing it was likely to pass.

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Venezuela banks profit under Chávez (The New York Times)

6/12/2007

Still, the banks may be thriving too much for the government's liking. Chávez warned last month that the state could take over the sector if it did not offer low-cost financing to domestic industries. Among the institutions that would be affected by such a move are Citigroup, which is based in the United States, and the Spanish banks Santander and BBVA, which control lucrative outlets here.

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Venezuela Conquers Caribbean and Eyes Its Classic Moment (The New York Times)

3/1/2006

Venezuelan players will have a chance to prove they are on par with the Dominicans when the two teams meet in the first round of the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. "This is the best moment to let the world know about Venezuela," Detroit Tigers shortstop Carlos Guillen said during the Caribbean Series.

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