Maduro says economy grew “over 4.5%" in the first quarter

The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, said that the country's economy has grown "more than 4.5%" in the first three months of the year, a result achieved "in spite of new threats". "Venezuela, in the first quarter of this year, increased more than 4.5%, despite new threats, despite pain. We do not depend on threats or nobody," Maduro said on Saturday, during the closing ceremony of "International Congress of Entrepreneurs", organised in Ca…

“Venezuela, in the first quarter of this year, grew by more than 4.5%, despite new threats, despite pain. We don't depend on threats or anyone else,” said Maduro, on Friday, during the closing ceremony of the “International Congress of Entrepreneurs”, organized in Caracas. The Venezuelan leader, who took office in January for a third term - after a controversial re-election -, considered that Venezuela can “stop working on the oil economy” and s…

Nicolás Maduro reported on Friday, April 25, that the Venezuelan economy grew by 9% during 2024 and 4.5% in the first quarter of 2025, despite external threats and internal challenges. During the closing of the International Congress of Entrepreneurship 2025, he also highlighted a 59% increase in the entrepreneurial sector, with about 1.8 million formalized businesses, of which 64% are headed by women. He attributed these results to the “new eco…