Venezuelan economy grows 8.78 pct in Q2

CARACAS, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's economy grew by 8.78 percent in the second quarter of 2024, reaffirming a positive trend that has seen 13 quarters in a row of economic growth, Venezuela's Central Bank BCV said Thursday.

"Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 8.78 percent in the second quarter of 2024, while in the first quarter it increased 8.4 percent compared to the same period in 2023," the BCV s