AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoU.S. Case: Colombian businessman Álvaro Pulido Vargas, a longtime Alex Saab associate, is in U.S. custody and due in Miami federal court. Prosecutors accuse him of laundering money in alleged Venezuelan government bribery schemes, including contracts for the CLAP food program. Oil and Finance: The crypto entrepreneur behind Primavera says his company has signed oil-production agreements with PDVSA, targeting up to 100,000 barrels a day. Separately, reports say Venezuela expects a first $2 billion payment from a proposed $12 billion IDB financing program later this month. Rome and Trade: Delcy Rodríguez is in Rome for the FAO forum, where she promoted Venezuela’s food plan; lawmakers authorized her trip. ITA Airways also signed an agreement to resume Rome–Caracas flights from March 2027, three times a week. Food and Farming: ANSA says 93 supermarkets opened in Venezuela this year. In Guanta, coffee farmers received climate-adaptation training focused on soil, agroforestry and crop protection.
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