Venezuela: International Trade & Investment

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued new general licenses that expand opportunities for contingent contracting with Venezuela's government and authorize limited financial services involving key Venezuelan banks.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a series of new general licenses and FAQs that significantly expand opportunities for U.S. companies to engage with Venezuela's...

On April 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela General License 56...

The President of the Republic in his official address to the Nation on August 15, 2007, presented his proposal for the reform of 33 articles of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

President Hugo Chávez yesterday announced his policy for his third term in office. He heralded a "new era" in the transformation of Venezuela to socialism: the "Simón Bolívar national project 2007-2021." The project contemplates the nationalization of strategic industry sectors, such as telecommunications and electricity, through special powers to be sought from the Legislature.

This article is intended to provide the international lawyer with an outline of the Venezuelan legal requirements for international loans granted to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (the "Republic") and issues of debt securities by the Republic. The focus is on international and not domestic debt transactions.