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Alfredo Carquez Saavedra

Periodista venezolano experto en temas petroleros.

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Profits of the Venezuelan financial system still on the rise

A banking system bursting with money

by Alfredo Carquez Saavedra

Caracas (Venezuela) | 1 December 2004

While resources from the public increased 48.4% between October of 2003 and last October, credit allocations soared 106% during the same period. The analysts regard this phenomenon as a result of a greater economic activity in the country, a fact that is also reflected in the decrease of the (...)

In the 21st century, Russia and Venezuela discover each other

Studying alternatives for the defense of crude oil and gas

by Alfredo Carquez Saavedra

Caracas (Venezuela) | 19 November 2004

Carlos Mendoza Potellá, ambassador of Chávez’ government to the Kremlin, says that at present, trade between both countries is at the most 27 million U$. Nevertheless, he assured that there is a great number of possibilities of profitable business for both (...)

A lifetime concession

Caño Limón: from an oil field to a border military base

by Alfredo Carquez Saavedra

Caracas (Venezuela) | 16 November 2004

Oscar Cañas Fajardo, advisor of the U.S.O, a Colombian oil labor union, warns about the presence of “marines" and war equipment, just a few kilometers from the Venezuelan border. He accuses Occidental de Colombia Inc., a transnational company, of promoting a labor conflict at all costs, with the (...)

Interview with Bernardo Alvarez, Venezuelan in the U.S.

Venezuela plays a stabilizing role in the hemisphere

by Alfredo Carquez Saavedra

Caracas (Venezuela) | 10 November 2004

The Venezuelan ambassador to the U.S., Bernardo Alvarez warns that Latin America will continue undergoing political and social instability if the living standards of the population are not improved, and asserts that many U.S. parliament members “have criticized the politicization of relations (...)

Nóbrega intends to save 4 billion in 2005

Farewell to deficit : the year closes with a surplus

by Alfredo Carquez Saavedra

Caracas (Venezuela) | 28 October 2004

There are already enough resources available to cover 80% of the expense estimated in the National Budget Project for 2005. Almost 70 trillion bolívares are expected to be spent during the next period, an amount equivalent to 30% of the Gross Domestic Product, which represents a 20% growth over (...)

Venezuela

Social investment: a decisive factor in the gas and crude oil bidding processes

by Alfredo Carquez Saavedra

Caracas (Venezuela) | 20 October 2004

The state run Venezuelan Petroleum Corporation (CVP) coordinates the social projects carried out by 35 operational agreements, three associations of exploration-at-risk and shared profits, and four strategic associations. This endeavor, which involves 8 million U$ in social investment this (...)