Venezuela in July 2026: the most important developments in economy
Venezuela's economy in July 2026 centred on financing recovery from the earthquakes. On July 18 the International Monetary Fund provided Venezuela with $346 million for quake recovery. Metro and rail services were restored on July 3, and the government announced plans for a reconstruction fund. On July 9 Venezuela formally asked the Bank of England to release gold reserves held in the United Kingdom, appealing to King Charles III to unfreeze the assets for recovery work, and the government pushed for a swift debt deal. More than 100 economists asked the United States to lift sanctions on Venezuela to ease the impact of the earthquakes.
The oil sector saw further opening. Venezuela ended its state oil monopoly on July 9. The trader Vitol moved to expand and open an office in Venezuela, ING was weighing commodity deals with the country, and on July 22 the Batista brothers secured a stake in the oil sector as deals gained pace. GE Vernova was preparing to service the country's power grid later in the year. By July 22 the United States had collected about $13 billion of Venezuelan oil money, and its whereabouts was the subject of questions.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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