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A last hurrah for Venezuela’s economy

Venezuela outperformed most of Latin America last year, but the economy is likely to slow sharply in 2013. In fact, we still think that it could enter recession this year. And a period of lower oil prices could trigger an even more abrupt adjustment over the coming years.

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