World Bank Team to Visit Caracas for 1st Official Talks Since Relations Reset

5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 14

Susana Cordeiro Guerra will lead a World Bank delegation to Caracas for talks with Venezuelan government officials, marking the lender’s first in-person engagement since ties were formally restored last month.
The visit follows the reestablishment of formal relations between the World Bank and Venezuela, reopening direct contact after a long freeze.
Caracas meetings with government authorities would signal an early operational step in rebuilding the relationship beyond last month’s formal reset.

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