據道瓊斯7月21日消息,委內瑞拉債務交易員們表示,美國對委內瑞拉石油工業實施的任何制裁都將增加該國債務違約的風險。委內瑞拉已經訴諸于特別的措施來支付債務,如大幅減少食品進口等。美國是委內瑞拉主要的現金來源,因為美國購買約一半的委內瑞拉出口商品。盡管近年來委內瑞拉增加了對亞洲的石油出口,但是其仍然不能依賴于象中國這樣的同盟國,因為出口至中國等國的石油是用于償還現有的債務,這對于缺乏現金的馬杜羅政府來說不能提供急需的資金。 龐曉華 摘譯自 道瓊斯
原文如下: Oil Sanctions Could Hasten End of Venezuela Government Any US sanctions against Venezuela’s oil industry will increase the country’s chance of a debt default, Venezuelan bond traders say. Venezuela has resorted to ad hoc measures like drastically reducing its food imports to make its debt payments. The US is a key source of cash for Caracas, buying about half of Venezuela’s exports. While the South American country in recent years has increased oil shipments to Asia, it can’t rely on allies like China because much of the oil Venezuela sends there is used to pay down existing debt, which would not provide immediate funds for the cash-strapped Maduro administration. ?
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