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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3794
  • 30 Jan 2026
  • 58 min

Venezuela opens up its oil industry. Plus: a look ahead at Costa Rica’s presidential elections

Fishermen in front of Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) oil rigs on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela

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  • The Globalist
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3794
  • 58 min

We look at the new law allowing foreign companies to operate in Venezuela’s oil industry, and what that means for the country. Then: France’s push for digital sovereignty. Plus: Emma Nelson samples the UK’s best croissant. 

Host
  • Emma Nelson
Contributors
  • Andrew Mueller
  • Hassan Anderson
  • Lily Austin

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