Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez convened senior economic officials and private sector representatives at Miraflores Palace on April 22, 2026, to formally launch a new government body tasked with auditing and reclassifying all state-owned assets.
The meeting marked the operational start of the Special Commission for the Evaluation and Classification of Public Assets, an initiative designed to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the management of the nation’s resources. According to attendees, the commission’s mandate includes identifying which state enterprises and properties are essential to the national economy and which may be restructured or divested under a sustainable development framework.
Key Details
- Delcy Rodríguez, serving as Venezuela’s president (E), chaired the working session that installed the commission.
- Participants included Calixto Ortega (Vicepresidential Sector for Economy and Finance), Anabel Pereira (Minister of Finance), Luís Villegas (Minister of Industry and Productive Economy), Aranny Seijo (Attorney General), Luigi Pisella (industrial sector representative), and Ángel Prado (Minister of Popular Power for Communes, Social Movements, and Urban Agriculture).
- The commission is structured to include input from the national executive, private industry, and organized popular power, reflecting a participatory approach to economic reform.
- Its primary objectives are to classify state assets, determine a strategic plan for their use, protect core economic sectors, and promote long-term sustainability.
During the session, Rodríguez emphasized that the body’s work would be guided by principles of efficiency, transparency, and expediency, with the goal of safeguarding vital areas of the Venezuelan economy while encouraging productive investment. Officials noted that the commission’s findings will inform future policy decisions regarding the utilization and potential reallocation of public holdings.
While the commission’s immediate focus is on asset evaluation, its broader implications touch on ongoing national debates about economic governance, state enterprise performance, and the role of public-private collaboration in revitalizing key industries. No further details about timelines, specific assets under review, or expected outcomes were disclosed during the announcement.
