Economics
Venezuela Weighs Privatizing Oil in Face of Economic Free Fall
- Government held talks with Repsol, Eni and Rosneft on shares
- Proposal could reverse Chavez’s nationalization policy
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Facing economic collapse and painful sanctions, the socialist government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed giving majority shares and control of its oil industry to big international corporations, a move that would forsake decades of state monopoly.