Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro signed a decree on Tuesday establishing the Unified Protocol for Non-Oil Exports, a measure designed to eliminate bureaucratic obstacles and streamline international trade, prioritizing strategic areas such as agriculture, fishing, and communal production, in line with the government’s push to diversify the economy away from oil.
The decree was formally handed to Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who will oversee its rollout.
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The announcement came during a meeting of the National Council for Productive Economy, where Foreign Trade Minister Coromoto Godoy presented the new guidelines aimed at strengthening an efficient state apparatus to support the productive sector.
President Maduro called the protocol a “fundamental step” toward building a more agile economic state and urged its full implementation before April 1, 2026. “The time has come to take a giant step,” he said, arguing there is “no reason” for Venezuela not to have a more effective economic system free from bureaucracy and corruption.
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informó que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos reconoce que existe un cambio de época, que hay un cambio estructural histórico y que la producción de riqueza, tecnología y el gran comercio del mundo se fue para el Asia-Pacífico y el… pic.twitter.com/6raS52jx86
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Venezuela’s Steady Growth
President Maduro further highlighted economic gains reported in 2025, including 29 percent growth in the pharmaceutical sector, a three-month supply of guaranteed medicines, and the fact that more than 90 percent of the country’s food is produced domestically.
He also noted an 18.6 percent increase in oil output and projected more than 3 million foreign tourists this year.
The president said Venezuela is on track to close 2025 with nearly 9 percent economic growth—figures echoed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which identified Venezuela as the fastest-growing economy in South America, with a 6 percent GDP expansion.
Venezuela has now logged 18 consecutive quarters of economic growth.
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