
Caracas, Jan 24.- According to internal analyses from PDVSA, direct losses caused by the blockade and U.S. economic sanctions have averaged 30 billion dollars annually since 2014.
By the end of 2021, accumulated losses exceeded 240 billion dollars.
Furthermore, more than 7 billion dollars belonging to the state-owned company remains blocked or confiscated in 40 international banks—funds that were intended for the purchase of medicine and food for the Venezuelan population. (Text and Photo: Cubadebate)