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Venezuela debt crisis phase II, what to watch in 2019

News that creditors have started the process for triggering an “acceleration” clause in one of Venezuela’s sovereign dollar bonds suggests that, after a lengthy impasse, the debt crisis is likely to escalate quickly from here. Looking into next year, while we don’t expect 2019 to be as tumultuous for the region as 2018, we still think that it will be challenging.

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