Venezuela Launches Virtual Currency, Hoping to Resuscitate Economy Government officials are hoping to spur vitally needed imports like food and medicine and, perhaps, give investors a way of skirting American sanctions. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Venezuelans Protest Pork Shortages in Latest Sign of DiscontentBrazil President’s Christmas Decree Draws a Firestorm, and a RebuffFire at Restaurant in Upscale Mumbai Building Kills at Least 14Afghanistan, Roy Moore, Property Taxes: Your Thursday Evening BriefingSouth Korea Seizes Ship Suspected of Sending Oil to North KoreaIranians Protest Rising Food Prices