Newslink: Venezuela unveils virtual currency amid economic crisis

in newslink •  7 years ago 

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the creation of a new virtual currency in a bid to ease the country's economic crisis.

He said the Petro would be backed by Venezuela's oil, gas, gold and diamond wealth.

Opposition MPs, however, poured scorn on the plan.

Venezuela's economy has been hit by falling oil revenue and the plummeting value of its existing currency, the bolivar.

President Maduro has also railed against US sanctions which he describes as a "blockade".

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42217798

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