Pedro Palma, Founding Partner of MetroEconomica economic consultancy in Caracas and Professor of Economics at IESA, Caracas, and David Voght, Managing Director of IPD Latin America, LLC energy consultancy in Caracas analyzed macro-economic policy, the recent performance and the outlook for the Venezuelan economy, including output, trade, employment, fiscal and monetary policy, and investment. They also discussed the recent transformations and the present and future challenges of the hydrocarbons sector. Following their presentations, they answered questions from the audience.