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12. But PDVSA only exports oil to the US and that is untouched

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 12:49 PM

Jan 2013

so how exactly does this impact the Venezuelan economy? What real economic activity has been stopped? After all, it is only one company.

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Economists see painful cuts coming for Venezuela [View all] hack89 Jan 2013 OP

Interesting Tempest Jan 2013 #1

What sanctions? hack89 Jan 2013 #2

*Groan* Tempest Jan 2013 #3

There are no limits on oil exports hack89 Jan 2013 #5

And now for the rest of the story Tempest Jan 2013 #8

But PDVSA only exports oil to the US and that is untouched hack89 Jan 2013 #12

You completely ignored my post. Good job. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #14

And how does this stop PDVSA from improving infrastructure? hack89 Jan 2013 #17

*groan* Tempest Jan 2013 #18

Export-Import Bank of the United States finances US exports hack89 Jan 2013 #19

You're not looking at the big picture Tempest Jan 2013 #20

You misunderstand what the Export-Import bank does. hack89 Jan 2013 #21

Yup. With the IMF and World Bank leading the charge. n/t Tempest Jan 2013 #10

You can't blame the US for this hack89 Jan 2013 #7