Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Uruguay Permits Broke Venezuela to Repay Debts with Oil


Venezuela will have the opportunity to pay off its US$70 million debt with Uruguay with crude oil, according to a statement from Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa on Thursday, June 25.“This pertains, basically, to dairy products and other products, such as chemicals and textiles,” the foreign minister said. “The government has an inter-ministerial commission working to find options to settle the debt through some compensation in our purchases of oil from Venezuela.”Nin Novoa says the problem stems from “trade competition” with New Zealand, which has traditionally exported dairy products to Venezuela. More…

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