(FILES) Venezuelas interim president, Delcy Rodriguez speaks alongside US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (out of frame), after their meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on March 4, 2026. The United States lifted sanctions on Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez on April 1, 2026, who took power after Washington ousted her predecessor Nicolas Maduro in a military operation. Rodriguez's name was deleted from the US "Specially Designated Nationals List" according to a post on the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control website. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
July 17, 2026
Venezuela taps IMF for $365 m for earthquake reconstruction—interim president
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Venezuela’s interim president said Friday that the country would tap $346 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be used for earthquake reconstruction.
“This will help support the affected families with housing, infrastructure, essential public services, among other needs,” Delcy Rodriguez said in a statement published on Telegram.
