{"id":19256,"date":"2026-04-17T05:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=19256"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T04:26:04","slug":"imf-world-bank-say-they-are-restoring-ties-with-venezuela-business-and-economy-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=19256","title":{"rendered":"IMF, World Bank say they are restoring ties with Venezuela | Business and Economy News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Acting President Delcy Rodriguez calls resumption of ties \u2018great achievement\u2019 of Venezuelan diplomacy.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 17 Apr 2026<\/span>17 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced the resumption of ties with Venezuela under the Latin American nation\u2019s interim leader.<\/p>\n

The Washington, DC-based financial institutions severed ties with Caracas in 2019 amid a split in the international community over whether to support Nicolas Maduro or Juan Guaido as the country\u2019s rightful leader following disputed presidential elections.<\/p>\n

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IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement on Thursday that the institution had resumed dealings with Venezuela under the administration of acting President Delcy Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis\u00a0important step, guided by the views of our members, allows the Fund to re\u2011engage in a way that can\u00a0ultimately\u00a0benefit\u00a0the Venezuelan people,\u201d\u00a0Georgieva said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n

The World Bank announced that it would follow the IMF\u2019s lead in a statement shortly afterwards, saying it had been \u201cguided by the outcome\u201d of the fellow lender\u2019s decision-making process.<\/p>\n

The bank said it had last made a loan to Caracas in 2005.<\/p>\n

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Venezuela\u2019s interim President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a news conference after signing an agreement between Chevron Venezuela and the national government at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas on April 13, 2026 [Juan Barreto\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The announcements come several weeks after United States President Donald Trump\u2019s administration lifted sanctions on Rodriguez,\u00a0the\u00a0latest move\u00a0by Washington\u00a0to\u00a0confer\u00a0legitimacy on the acting leader.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez, who assumed power in January after Trump ordered the abduction of former President Maduro to the US to face drug-trafficking and weapons possession charges, welcomed the announcements.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a great achievement of Venezuelan diplomacy, and I want to thank all the countries and governments that joined in this push for Venezuela\u2019s return to the IMF,\u201d Rodriguez said in an address broadcast on state television.<\/p>\n

The moves clear the way for Venezuela to request financial assistance from the international lenders if Caracas deems it to be necessary to shore up the nation\u2019s straitened finances.<\/p>\n

The Latin American country has one of the highest debt burdens in the world, with\u00a0total external liabilities estimated at more than $150bn.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the IMF rejected Venezuela\u2019s request for an emergency loan of $5bn to help fund its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing the lack of an international consensus on the legitimacy of Maduro\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

Venezuela has been a member of the IMF and the World Bank since 1946.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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