PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Apr.2026, Words: 182) — During the promulgation of the Organic Law of Mines, Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez reported the mining sector registered a 10.9% increase in production, contributing to the growth of the national economy, which she said has now experienced 20 consecutive quarters of expansion.
“All this increased production, all this development, is for the benefit of the people of Venezuela. For the benefit of our workers,” she declared on 17 Apr. 2026 during a broadcast on Venezuelan television.
