Sunday, August 2, 2009

Speak loudly and carry a big stick

Not a small one, boz. Here's Venezuela's bilateral trade with Colombia since 1998. Guess who has most to lose?
And while we're on the subject....
And you wouldn't believe how much of that figure is textiles. Funny how the two regional countries with the strongest anti-Chávez rhetoric are so quick to queue up and do business with Venezuela, innit? It's the economy, stupid.