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    Venezuela’s recent economic history (Update)

    Planet Money · Jan 4, 2026 · 22 min
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    We’ve been checking in on the economic conditions in Venezuela for about a decade now. In response to the U.S. strike and the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro this weekend, we’re re-surfacing this episode with an update. The original version ran in 2016 , with an update in 2024 . Back in 2016, things were pretty bad in Venezuela. Grocery stores didn’t have enough food. Hospitals…

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