Venezuela's Impact on Asian Investors has three Key Channels
US forces targeted military operation in Venezuela and Maduro's removal is a major global event with relevant consequences for Asian investors even if they so far seem to have shrugged it off. Three key channels of impact on Asia stand out.First, China's deep economic stakes in Venezuela could be at risk, built on $60 billion in loans restructured into oil-for-loan swaps and investments in precious metals and critical raw materials. Since Maduro's 2023 Beijing visit elevating ties to an "all-weather strategic partnership," Chinese investments surged in oil joint ventures like Sinovensa and min...