Trump Vows to Make Venezuela Rich. It Will Take More Than U.S. Cash. NYT Par :Noam Scheiber 15 janvier 2026 à 11:02 History suggests that the price of oil and a wider distribution of wealth are as important as foreign investment. © Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York TimesA statue in Caracas, Venezuela. While most oil-dependent countries are vulnerable to booms and busts, Venezuela has challenges even by those standards.