NEWS16 OCT●Consultancy Oikos Research says the BCV's international reserves posted a net fall of more than $508M between December 2025 and August 2026, to $13,292M, even as the trade surplus reached $9,750M in the second quarter. It says the BCV is expanding liquidity to fund public spending while intervening in the FX market to defend the exchange rate, calls the policy unsustainable and says stabilisation will need a coherent economic programme backed by multilateral financing (Oikos Research, via Finanzas Digital, Oct 16).NEWS15 OCT●Binance enabled direct bolívar deposits through Pago Móvil and bank transfers to buy the USDT and USDC stablecoins, with a 0% deposit fee and a 0.3% fee on withdrawals to bank accounts. Bolívar operations run through Casa de Cambios Insular, an exchange house licensed by Sudeban and the BCV; limits were not disclosed (Finanzas Digital, Oct 15).NEWS14 OCT●Economy Vice President Calixto Ortega, BCV president from 2018 to 2025, said at the IMF annual meetings in Bangkok on Oct 14 that the central bank aims to adopt inflation targeting in the medium term, and that next year there may be "some space for reforms". He gave no date or target, so this is a stated aim, not a policy in force (Central Banking, Oct 15).NEWS14 OCT●Planning Minister Ricardo Menéndez delivered the 2027 national budget bill and the 2027 borrowing bill to the National Assembly, and the BCV delivered its 2027 operating budget. No totals or economic assumptions were made public; the minister listed income and purchasing power, public services and infrastructure, and reviving production as priorities (Banca y Negocios, Oct 14).NEWS14 OCT●Economy Vice President Calixto Ortega said at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that publishing the debt sustainability analysis, delayed by the earthquakes, remains "a priority" and that the next step on the debt restructuring will come "very soon", but set no date. Private estimates cited by Bloomberg Línea put the debt at about $170B. An announcement, not a measure in force (Bloomberg, Bloomberg Línea, Oct 14).NEWS13 OCT●The IMF projects Venezuela's real GDP will grow 5% in 2026 and 7% in 2027, with inflation of 467.9% by the end of 2026 and an average of 174% in 2027. These are projections in its October 2026 World Economic Outlook, not measured figures (IMF, via EFE, Oct 13).NEWS09 OCT●The Caracas Metro raised its general fare to Bs 160 from Bs 90 on Oct 9, a 77.8% increase; the student fare is Bs 80. The new fare also applies to Metrobús, Cabletrén and the Tuy Valleys railway (Finanzas Digital, Oct 9; TalCual, Oct 10).NEWS09 OCT●The IIES-UCAB, the economics institute of Andrés Bello Catholic University, projects 2026 real GDP growth of 6.5%: 15% in hydrocarbon production and 6% in the non-oil economy. It says the recovery has not yet brought a sustained gain in purchasing power. A projection, not a measured figure (IIES-UCAB, via Descifrado, Oct 9).NEWS08 OCT●The bolívar weakened past 1,000 per dollar on the parallel market for the first time, by Bloomberg's measure of the USDT stablecoin price on crypto platforms, and the gap to the official BCV rate widened to about 15%, Bloomberg reports. It links the slide to lower central bank dollar sales: $1.4B in September, the least since April (Bloomberg, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●Delcy Rodríguez told Fedecámaras that a tax reform to "harmonise the tax burden" will happen this year, without saying which taxes or rates would change. An announcement, not a measure in force (Banca y Negocios, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●Interim President Delcy Rodríguez ruled out formal dollarisation at the annual assembly of business federation Fedecámaras, saying "it is not dollarisation that will solve Venezuela's problem" and calling instead for strengthening the bolívar (Finanzas Digital, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●Delcy Rodríguez told Fedecámaras that worker pay should rise faster than GDP growth in 2027, but gave no figure; El Pitazo reports she did not mention the minimum wage. An announcement, not a measure in force (El Estímulo, El Pitazo, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●The Maracaibo Chamber of Commerce puts the city's September food basket at Bs 521,149 ($607), up 9.41% on the month in bolívares and 1.24% in dollars (Cámara de Comercio de Maracaibo, via Banca y Negocios, Oct 8).NEWS07 OCT●Venezuela's tax agency Seniat and banking regulator Sudeban formalized an agreement to link their systems. The agencies say it will let the tax authority exchange data directly with banks and verify commercial transactions and account movements immediately to strengthen tax collection. No start date was given (Finanzas Digital, Oct 7)NEWS05 OCT●The IMF will use some official Venezuelan data in its estimates for the first time in years, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the move; the IMF had no immediate comment. Past years will blend official and IMF figures, while figures from 2026 onward remain IMF projections; the next World Economic Outlook is due Oct 13 (Bloomberg, Oct 5).NEWS03 OCT●The BCV puts Venezuela's September consumer inflation at 8.4% for the month, down from 8.9% in August (BCV, via Finanzas Digital, Oct 3)NEWS02 OCT●The Inter-American Development Bank resumed operations at its Caracas office, the bank said, after suspending them in May 2018 over $88.3M in arrears. Restarting development lending would first require renegotiating Venezuela's debt with the bank, the report says (EFE, via Finanzas Digital, Oct 2)NEWS01 OCT●The IMF is looking to open an office in Venezuela, spokesperson Julie Kozack said. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva met interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the UN General Assembly, and the government has not requested a programme or funding (Reuters, Oct 1)NEWS01 OCT●Economist José Guerra projects 2026 inflation of 290% and growth of 6.7%, with the official rate between 1,200 and 1,350 Bs/USD by December. A projection, not a measured figure (Finanzas Digital, Oct 1)NEWS30 SEP●The official BCV rate closed September at 859.06 Bs/USD, up 8.06% on the month against 6.48% the month before (Descifrado, Sep 30)NEWS22 SEP●Bitácora Económica reports, citing three unnamed high-level financial sources, that the government has frozen talks with creditors on Republic and PDVSA debt for now. A press report, not an official announcement (Bitácora Económica, Sep 22)NEWS15 SEP●New BCV rules in force from Sep 15 raise the minimum rate on savings deposits to 42% a year and set a 10% minimum on demand deposits (Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria 7.073, Sep 11, via Finanzas Digital)NEWS09 SEP●The BCV puts August consumer inflation at 8.9% for the month in its national consumer price index (BCV, reported by Confirmado, Sep 9)NEWS01 SEP●The National Assembly attaches 3.6M jobs and $209.3B for the state at a $65 barrel to a treaty it says it has not been given the text of. Assembly projections, not contracted termsNEWS01 SEP●Jorge Rodríguez says 50 Productive Participation Contracts have been signed under the January hydrocarbons framework, with 15 more pendingNEWS31 AUG●Monaldi (Rice) puts the state's tax take on the reserves deal near $3.20 a barrel, against the $19 a barrel Rodríguez claims. Different measures, and neither is contractedNEWS30 AUG●Caracas projects the US energy pact at >$100B of investment and >$209B in state revenue over 100 years. Projections, not contracted termsNEWS29 AUG●Analysts quoted on the reserves deal split on domestic effect: Jaffe sees nothing near-term, Hausmann calls it unsustainableNEWS27 AUG●OFAC eases contract-law requirements across oil, mining and telecoms licences, citing Venezuela's investment reforms since JanuaryNEWS09 JUL●Implementing regulations for the amended Hydrocarbons Law published: private operation wellhead-to-pump, PDVSA no longer a required partnerNEWS16 OCT●Consultancy Oikos Research says the BCV's international reserves posted a net fall of more than $508M between December 2025 and August 2026, to $13,292M, even as the trade surplus reached $9,750M in the second quarter. It says the BCV is expanding liquidity to fund public spending while intervening in the FX market to defend the exchange rate, calls the policy unsustainable and says stabilisation will need a coherent economic programme backed by multilateral financing (Oikos Research, via Finanzas Digital, Oct 16).NEWS15 OCT●Binance enabled direct bolívar deposits through Pago Móvil and bank transfers to buy the USDT and USDC stablecoins, with a 0% deposit fee and a 0.3% fee on withdrawals to bank accounts. Bolívar operations run through Casa de Cambios Insular, an exchange house licensed by Sudeban and the BCV; limits were not disclosed (Finanzas Digital, Oct 15).NEWS14 OCT●Economy Vice President Calixto Ortega, BCV president from 2018 to 2025, said at the IMF annual meetings in Bangkok on Oct 14 that the central bank aims to adopt inflation targeting in the medium term, and that next year there may be "some space for reforms". He gave no date or target, so this is a stated aim, not a policy in force (Central Banking, Oct 15).NEWS14 OCT●Planning Minister Ricardo Menéndez delivered the 2027 national budget bill and the 2027 borrowing bill to the National Assembly, and the BCV delivered its 2027 operating budget. No totals or economic assumptions were made public; the minister listed income and purchasing power, public services and infrastructure, and reviving production as priorities (Banca y Negocios, Oct 14).NEWS14 OCT●Economy Vice President Calixto Ortega said at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that publishing the debt sustainability analysis, delayed by the earthquakes, remains "a priority" and that the next step on the debt restructuring will come "very soon", but set no date. Private estimates cited by Bloomberg Línea put the debt at about $170B. An announcement, not a measure in force (Bloomberg, Bloomberg Línea, Oct 14).NEWS13 OCT●The IMF projects Venezuela's real GDP will grow 5% in 2026 and 7% in 2027, with inflation of 467.9% by the end of 2026 and an average of 174% in 2027. These are projections in its October 2026 World Economic Outlook, not measured figures (IMF, via EFE, Oct 13).NEWS09 OCT●The Caracas Metro raised its general fare to Bs 160 from Bs 90 on Oct 9, a 77.8% increase; the student fare is Bs 80. The new fare also applies to Metrobús, Cabletrén and the Tuy Valleys railway (Finanzas Digital, Oct 9; TalCual, Oct 10).NEWS09 OCT●The IIES-UCAB, the economics institute of Andrés Bello Catholic University, projects 2026 real GDP growth of 6.5%: 15% in hydrocarbon production and 6% in the non-oil economy. It says the recovery has not yet brought a sustained gain in purchasing power. A projection, not a measured figure (IIES-UCAB, via Descifrado, Oct 9).NEWS08 OCT●The bolívar weakened past 1,000 per dollar on the parallel market for the first time, by Bloomberg's measure of the USDT stablecoin price on crypto platforms, and the gap to the official BCV rate widened to about 15%, Bloomberg reports. It links the slide to lower central bank dollar sales: $1.4B in September, the least since April (Bloomberg, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●Delcy Rodríguez told Fedecámaras that a tax reform to "harmonise the tax burden" will happen this year, without saying which taxes or rates would change. An announcement, not a measure in force (Banca y Negocios, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●Interim President Delcy Rodríguez ruled out formal dollarisation at the annual assembly of business federation Fedecámaras, saying "it is not dollarisation that will solve Venezuela's problem" and calling instead for strengthening the bolívar (Finanzas Digital, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●Delcy Rodríguez told Fedecámaras that worker pay should rise faster than GDP growth in 2027, but gave no figure; El Pitazo reports she did not mention the minimum wage. An announcement, not a measure in force (El Estímulo, El Pitazo, Oct 8).NEWS08 OCT●The Maracaibo Chamber of Commerce puts the city's September food basket at Bs 521,149 ($607), up 9.41% on the month in bolívares and 1.24% in dollars (Cámara de Comercio de Maracaibo, via Banca y Negocios, Oct 8).NEWS07 OCT●Venezuela's tax agency Seniat and banking regulator Sudeban formalized an agreement to link their systems. The agencies say it will let the tax authority exchange data directly with banks and verify commercial transactions and account movements immediately to strengthen tax collection. No start date was given (Finanzas Digital, Oct 7)NEWS05 OCT●The IMF will use some official Venezuelan data in its estimates for the first time in years, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the move; the IMF had no immediate comment. Past years will blend official and IMF figures, while figures from 2026 onward remain IMF projections; the next World Economic Outlook is due Oct 13 (Bloomberg, Oct 5).NEWS03 OCT●The BCV puts Venezuela's September consumer inflation at 8.4% for the month, down from 8.9% in August (BCV, via Finanzas Digital, Oct 3)NEWS02 OCT●The Inter-American Development Bank resumed operations at its Caracas office, the bank said, after suspending them in May 2018 over $88.3M in arrears. Restarting development lending would first require renegotiating Venezuela's debt with the bank, the report says (EFE, via Finanzas Digital, Oct 2)NEWS01 OCT●The IMF is looking to open an office in Venezuela, spokesperson Julie Kozack said. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva met interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the UN General Assembly, and the government has not requested a programme or funding (Reuters, Oct 1)NEWS01 OCT●Economist José Guerra projects 2026 inflation of 290% and growth of 6.7%, with the official rate between 1,200 and 1,350 Bs/USD by December. A projection, not a measured figure (Finanzas Digital, Oct 1)NEWS30 SEP●The official BCV rate closed September at 859.06 Bs/USD, up 8.06% on the month against 6.48% the month before (Descifrado, Sep 30)NEWS22 SEP●Bitácora Económica reports, citing three unnamed high-level financial sources, that the government has frozen talks with creditors on Republic and PDVSA debt for now. A press report, not an official announcement (Bitácora Económica, Sep 22)NEWS15 SEP●New BCV rules in force from Sep 15 raise the minimum rate on savings deposits to 42% a year and set a 10% minimum on demand deposits (Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria 7.073, Sep 11, via Finanzas Digital)NEWS09 SEP●The BCV puts August consumer inflation at 8.9% for the month in its national consumer price index (BCV, reported by Confirmado, Sep 9)NEWS01 SEP●The National Assembly attaches 3.6M jobs and $209.3B for the state at a $65 barrel to a treaty it says it has not been given the text of. Assembly projections, not contracted termsNEWS01 SEP●Jorge Rodríguez says 50 Productive Participation Contracts have been signed under the January hydrocarbons framework, with 15 more pendingNEWS31 AUG●Monaldi (Rice) puts the state's tax take on the reserves deal near $3.20 a barrel, against the $19 a barrel Rodríguez claims. Different measures, and neither is contractedNEWS30 AUG●Caracas projects the US energy pact at >$100B of investment and >$209B in state revenue over 100 years. Projections, not contracted termsNEWS29 AUG●Analysts quoted on the reserves deal split on domestic effect: Jaffe sees nothing near-term, Hausmann calls it unsustainableNEWS27 AUG●OFAC eases contract-law requirements across oil, mining and telecoms licences, citing Venezuela's investment reforms since JanuaryNEWS09 JUL●Implementing regulations for the amended Hydrocarbons Law published: private operation wellhead-to-pump, PDVSA no longer a required partner