Venezuela: PDVSA bond swap tinkering around the edges

The restructuring of the short term dollar debt of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company has reduced the risk of default over the next twelve months, but only at the margin. What’s more, it has added to obligations due beyond 2017. Accordingly, with oil prices set to remain low, the swap has done little to alleviate medium term default risks.

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