国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Venezuelans urge negotiation, dialogue in national political standoff as Guaido r_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Venezuelans urge negotiation, dialogue in national political standoff as Guaido r

Besides, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) received a letter from Guaido on Monday naming a Harvard University economist as the new representative to the board of the regional lender, whereas the current IADB governor is Oswaldo Javier Perez Cuevas, an official in Venezuela's finance ministry.

ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS

The ongoing political turmoil has hit Venezuela's economy badly, and the country's working class is suffering most from the crisis.

"We don't want to fight with anybody, but we are preparing for resistance," Ramon de la Hoz, a worker and family man, told Xinhua at his home in the populous Caracas district of El Valle.

The family has had to weather economic hardships, including cutting down on meat and supplementing with more vegetables.

De la Hoz was aware of the attacks on the country's economy by both domestic and outside forces.

"We saw how Venezuelan business owners stopped producing food, leading to shortages and spiraling inflation," he said.

In 2016, the government launched the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAP) to supply Venezuelan households with staple items. Each month, more than 6 million families receive 15 to 18 kg of rice, beans, pasta, canned goods and other foods.

However, U.S. economic and financial sanctions are taking a toll on the South American country, especially on its healthcare system.

"The government used to buy medicine from Europe, the United States and Asia," but the restrictions have made it "very expensive to get medication," said de la Hoz, who along with his wife suffer from hypertension and diabetes.