Wide-reaching U.S. sanctions aimed at toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government could inflict further damage on an economy already reeling from six-digit inflation by scaring off remaining investors. The new measures don’t include Venezuela’s private sector, but the mere prospect of being sanctioned by the U.S. by engaging in transactions that in any way involve the Maduro administration could serve as a powerful deterrent.
Associated Press: The wide reach of Trump’s Venezuela sanctions
Members of Venezuela's top military leadership attend a press conference offered by President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on Jan. 25, 2019.
