President in charge: Venezuela leads economic growth in the region, according to ECLAC

Published at: 25/03/2026 10:35 AM

The president in charge of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, during the 4th edition of the Priority in Future Investment Initiatives summit, assured that the nation is leading the region's economic growth, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

In this regard, he specified that the Venezuelan economy had the “highest growth in 2025 and three of the last four years it led growth in South America”, while adding that “the sectors that grew the most were construction, oil, finance and mining insurance.”

Specifically, he pointed out that the trend of the Venezuelan economy is one of recovery, despite the restrictions imposed on the imposition of coercive and unilateral measures, and added the importance of having “an industry and an economy that can have freedom in the sovereign exercise of its powers and its power.”

Mazo News Team