Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez said, “We are normalising all processes that involve Venezuela’s rights in the organisation.” | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) said on Thursday (April 17, 2026) they are restoring relations with Venezuela, further legitimising the interim government and opening new doors to financial support. Within hours the Venezuelan government confirmed it too would recognise the relationship that has been frozen since 2019. Published – April 17, 2026 01:05 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation PM Modi’s ‘gift of justice but he has wrapped it in barbed wire’: Tharoor OpenAI to spend more than $20 billion on Cerebras chips, receive equity stake: Report