Venezuela’s central bank has released economic data for the first time since 2014 and the figures are predictably horrific. With oil prices now languishing below $30pb, and the country’s political crisis intensifying, it’s difficult to see this year being better than last. Accordingly, we are revising down our 2016 GDP forecast to -8.0% (previously -3.0%).
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