The socialist revolution heralded by President Hugo Chávez,
in addition to increasing public expenditure and overpowering
state management represents an enormous risk for investors,
said Wednesday German DZ Bank in a special report on the outlook
of Venezuelan Eurobonds.
"We recommend at this moment not to bind to Venezuelan
Eurobonds and wait for the evolution in upcoming days. The
risks for a placement with losses are simply very high," added
DZ Bank, a subsidiary of German cooperative group Raiffesen
in the report accessed by AFP.
The bank told customers that Chávez' political agenda
includes "more power for the Executive, removal of autonomy
from the Central Bank, continued nationalization of major
companies and a strong influence on press reports."