Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Venezuela Liquidity Tightens Even Further As Social Unrest Continues


The Venezuela liquidity challenge is getting more difficult. A Barclays report notes that available cash for critical imports is down to just $1 billion and the country is having difficulty leveraging its gold reserves to stave off the credit crunch. In a nation seemingly spinning out of control, the liquidity trap is tightening. Venezuela liquidity problems are not new, the nation’s attempts to scramble to find capital – and the depths it is going to find liquidity – are “worrisome,” Barclays Analyst Alejandro Arreaza wrote in a December 5 report. More…

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