Goldman move to buy Venezuela bonds sparks outrage
Goldman move to buy Venezuela bonds sparks outrage

Goldman move to buy Venezuela bonds sparks outrage

FT News in Focus


01.06.2017 • 9 Min.

News that Goldman Sachs had bought almost $3bn worth of Venezuelan bonds sparked outrage this week and prompted Venezuelan opposition leaders to accuse the US bank of handing the country’s autocratic government a financial lifeline even as many of its people go hungry. Jonathan Wheatley discusses the controversy with Gideon Long, FT Andes correspondent, and Robin Wigglesworth, US markets editor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.