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Venezuela economy: Maduro capitalises on moderate recovery

Venezuela’s economy is emerging from a deep recession, after years of political upheaval and US sanctions. Poverty has fallen 15 percent to 50.5 percent in the past year, though income equality continues to widen. And President Nicolas Maduro is capitalising on the situation to strengthen his grip on power. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Caracas, Venezuela. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Venezuela #VenezualaEconomicCrisis #NicolasMaduro #AljazeeraEnglish

UN: Latin America, Caribbean face worst-ever recession

A regional United Nations body is forecasting the worst-ever economic contraction for Latin America and the Caribbean, following oil prices moving into negative territory as demand drops due to global coronavirus restrictions. Many Latin American countries which produce oil will be hit badly and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean predicts a 5.3 percent drop in economic activity. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Santiago, Chile. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Coronavirus #LatinAmericaRecession #AljazeeraEnglish