Venezuela’s debt could be more powerful than protests in ousting the government

REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela might look bad right now with protests, scarce food and fraught political tensions. But it could soon get a lot worse, according to analysts, because of a debt emergency raising the specter of default. Such a scenario would cut the oil-rich but cash-starved country off from capital markets. Lenders […]