Mali – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:35:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Mali – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020, opposition says https://onvenezuela.com/mali-emirates-facilitated-venezuelan-gold-trade-in-2020-opposition-says/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mali-emirates-facilitated-venezuelan-gold-trade-in-2020-opposition-says Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:35:22 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=7926

Venezuela sent gold to Mali in 2020 via Russian-owned planes to exchange for euros and U.S. dollars that President Nicolas Maduro’s government used to remain afloat despite U.S. sanctions, an opposition representative said on Wednesday. Julio Borges, designated by opposition leader Juan Guaido as his chief overseas envoy, told reporters that the gold was refined in Mali and then resold primarily in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow for Maduro’s administration to obtain foreign currency cash. By Matt Spetalnick and Luc Cohen. Full Text -> NationalPost

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