Venezuela

Expats in Venezuela

by moveforward on December 23, 2011

How is life in Venezuela?

Despite the fact that Latin America would appear to be on the up and up in general, the short to medium term prospects for Venezuela are not particularly good. If you are potentially looking towards Venezuela as your new-found homeland then we strongly urge reading our report which brings together the positive and the negative factors surrounding the country and will certainly give you food for thought! [click to continue…]

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