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IMF looking to set up Venezuela office, says no programme requested

By Thomson Reuters Oct 1, 2026 | 10:04 AM

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is looking ​to set up ‌an office in Venezuela it said on Thursday, although the country’s ‌government ​has not ⁠requested an IMF ⁠programme or any other sort of funding at this stage.

IMF ​spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters IMF ⁠chief Kristalina ⁠Georgieva had met ​Venezuela’s interim President Delcy ​Rodríguez on the sidelines ‌of the recent United Nations General Assembly.

Kozack added that the ⁠fund was looking to set up an office in ⁠the ‌country, but ⁠stressed that the ​government ‌had not requested ​an IMF ⁠programme or any other funding.

(Reporting by Marc Jones and Libby George; Editing by Alison ​Williams)