OPECs Rejection Seen Forcing Venezuela Measures

OPECs Rejection Seen Forcing Venezuela Measures

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The video discusses Venezuela's potential need to devalue its currency and sell its US-based oil unit to avoid default, as its benchmark notes hit a five-year low. Oil accounts for 95% of Venezuela's export revenue. Meanwhile, Brazil's Congress is set to vote on a budget bill that tests President Dilma Rousseff's coalition control. The bill aims to eliminate the fiscal target, preventing legal action against Rousseff for budget law non-compliance.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the measures Venezuela might take to avoid default?

Devalue its currency

Cut public spending

Increase oil production

Raise taxes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of Venezuela's export revenue is accounted for by oil?

80%

95%

100%

90%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the budget bill in Brazil's Congress?

It aims to increase taxes

It focuses on environmental policies

It tests President Rousseff's coalition control

It proposes new trade agreements

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would the budget bill effectively eliminate in Brazil?

All trade barriers

Environmental regulations

Next year's fiscal target

This year's fiscal target

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of the Latin America report for this Tuesday?

Economic growth in Argentina

Political stability in Chile

Economic and political issues in Venezuela and Brazil

Trade agreements with the US