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Venezuela Weekly News Review December 9: Venezuela to Release New Banknotes

By Ryan Mallett-Outtrim
Dec 10th 2016 at 5.46pm

This week on the Venezuela Weekly News Review, we look at the BCV’s new banknotes, the arrest of senior figures at Credicard, and the four year anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s final speech.

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