It’s been a while since we heard of homebuying loans in Venezuela. Under Chávez, there was a massive drive to have people open bank accounts and eventually get credit cards or loans with relative ease. The point is that a few weeks ago, the Maduro government announced it was reactivating its credit policies towards small businesses and entrepreneurs. The clerk summed it up quite clearly:“These programs are not for small businesses, they are for big and established companies that declare significant revenues and can demonstrate an ability to pay back the loan and interests withing a fairly tight window, maybe as short as 12 months.”“So they are loans for people who don’t really need loans. But the truth is that all the economic instruments, from credit to direct government support, are geared almost exclusively towards big businesses.