U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in Venezuela. What does it have to do with rare earths?
Doug Burgum’s visit to Caracas might seem, at first glance, a strange move within U.S. diplomacy.
Doug Burgum’s visit to Caracas might seem, at first glance, a strange move within U.S. diplomacy.
A silent battle is raging worldwide for critical minerals. And there, in the heart of the Guiana Shield, Venezuela holds a piece that could alter the hemispheric security chessboard. We are talking about gallium.
On April 11, Nicolás Maduro restructured the board of directors for the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) following the resignation of two of its members. The institution is now chaired by Laura Carolina Guerra, while the Minister of Finance and Economy, Anabel Pereira, is the new representative of the national executive on the board.