Sorry Pen but I gotta ask, where exactly is Hugo going to get ANY money to invest in anything? And for that matter, without GFI, where would Rusoro get any money?

The Russians are in the same oil hurt locker as Hugo so they aren't the answer.

With oil prices in the toilet Hugo cannot afford to maintain his oil industry and social programs, which keep him in power. How can he finance anything else?

His credit is shot and only a fool would invest in his industries after his nationalizations.

Nice theories, but I just don't see the financial ability in Venezuela to accomplish anything.