The easing of US bank sanctions against Venezuela gives Delcy Rodríguez a lifeline amid social unrest

US eases banking restrictions on Venezuela, offering economic relief to Maduro government as it faces domestic pressure. | Contesto: cronaca

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• The easing of US bank sanctions against Venezuela gives Delcy Rodríguez a lifeline amid social unrest

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The United States Treasury Department has issued a general license temporarily authorizing transactions involving Venezuela's state-owned banks, a move that will facilitate dollar-based dealings for the government of President Nicolás Maduro. The license, announced late Wednesday, is set to last for six months and represents the most significant easing of financial sanctions against Caracas in years. The action directly benefits key figures in the Maduro administration, including Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who has been central to managing the country's economic relations amid a protracted crisis. The license does not, however, lift the core sanctions on Venezuela's oil and gold sectors or remove individual sanctions on officials, including Rodríguez herself. The immediate practical effect is to allow US and international banks to process dollar transactions for Banco de Venezuela and Banco Bicentenario, the nation's two largest state-owned financial institutions. This will simplify payments for imports of essential goods, including food and medicine, and potentially ease the cumbersome mechanisms for humanitarian aid. For years, Venezuela has relied on complex, often opaque, workarounds to conduct international trade, facing significant delays and added costs. The new license is expected to streamline these processes, providing a measure of oxygen to an economy that, while showing tentative signs of stabilization, continues to grapple with hyperinflation and widespread poverty. Analysts view the US decision as a strategic recalibration, driven by a confluence of geopolitical and domestic factors. The ongoing war in Ukraine and its impact on global energy markets has increased attention on Venezuela's vast oil reserves as a potential alternative supply. Furthermore, the Biden administration is seeking to encourage a resumption of negotiations between the Maduro government and the Venezuelan opposition, which have been stalled for over a year. The license is widely interpreted as a confidence-building measure, offering tangible economic relief in exchange for progress toward democratic elections. 'This is a carrot, not a blanket amnesty,' noted one...

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