Venezuela's economic troubles 'not sustainable': IMF

Venezuela's economic situation, blighted by the collapse of oil prices, is unsustainable in the medium term, a senior International Monetary Fund official warned on Wednesday. Alejandro Werner, the director of the IMF's Western Hemisphere department, said the South American country's economy has "deteriorated even more" in recent months due to an energy crisis stemming from a lack of infrastructure and unfavorable weather. With oil prices sapping Venezuela's gross domestic product, "the economic