Venezuela Enlists Russia, China on Bond Sale to Ease Cash Crunch
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Venezuela is turning to friends in Russia and China to get its hands on desperately needed cash.
With the state-owned oil producer effectively shut out of the bond market with yields exceeding 20 percent, the company has hired Moscow-based Gazprombank JSC to arrange the sale of as much as $1.6 billion of yuan-denominated notes.