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A guide to Venezuela’s upcoming debt repayments

US financial sanctions on Venezuela have caused markets to price in a higher probability of default before year-end. While our sense is that the government will be able to stump up enough oil revenues to avoid default this year, it will be a close call and will only delay the inevitable. In this Update we provide clients with a primer on what debt is due this year and when, highlighting the flashpoints.

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