2026-01-07
26 分钟What next in Venezuela?
I'm not a person that believes that, you know,
Maduro and the government are the reason we're living the way we're living.
I would love to say that this is maybe the start of a brighter future,
but I don't think that can happen with the current government.
It's World Business Report from the BBC World Service.
This is Andrew Peach.
On the way, we'll look at Venezuela's economy beyond its oil industry.
Also today, does sacking football managers make good business sense?
And if your New Year's resolution is to get fitter,
we'll hear from the gym bunnies into the German fitness trend, high rocks.
We'll start in Venezuela, though, where the government has intensified its crackdown on dissent.
People in the capital Caracas say there are military patrols on every street and police are checking people's phones.
There are questions linger over the legality of the removal of Nicolás Maduro by the US.
For ordinary Venezuelans, life carries on.
You have to get up, go to work, buy your food, wondering what's going to happen next.
I've been chatting to a couple of people in Venezuela about the future of the country's economy and whether it matters who invests in it.
Anna is in Caracas.
She's studying for her master's online and also working online for a company in the US.
Andres is a businessman.