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Venezuela Kickstarts $170B Debt Restructuring Process

Bloomberg Markets · May 15, 2026, 5:57 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Bloomberg's Maria Elena Vizcaino joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Venezuela hired a financial adviser as it launches one of the world’s largest-ever debt restructurings, aiming to rework an estimated $170 billion of defaulted bonds and loans. (Source: Bloomberg)

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