The U.S. has received $13 billion in Venezuelan oil, but the money is missing

On 22 July, according to the British Financial Times, the Trump Government earned more than $13 billion this year from Venezuelan oil sales. However, the Government has rarely disclosed the specific use of these funds. The United States Government has stated that these funds “will be used for the benefit of the American and Venezuelan peoples”. But six months after the United States controlled these funds, economists have stated that there are relatively few signs of economic recovery in Venezuela - This may indicate that the United States has not returned all its revenues to Caracas. After the earthquake, the Venezuelan economy was in crisis and the country had been trying to obtain funds stored abroad, such as those held at the International Monetary Fund and gold held by the British Central Bank. Kim Xian