September 26, 2005
Historical decrease in risk indicators

(Ultimas Noticias) - "The Venezuelan country risk indicator has reached its lowest point in eight years, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The Venezuelan indicator of sovereign risk EMBI+ was 335 points (B+), according to the Standard and Poor's classification, which shows a decrease of more than 2.000 basic points over the performance of bonds since 1999.

For a long time now, the economical team at the Ministry of Planning and Development; the Ministry of Oil and Energy and the Ministry of Finance, has been developing strategies to achieve a better qualification of Venezuela in the international market (...)".