维珍集团创始人布兰森在委内瑞拉表示：选举举行后委内瑞拉将吸引更多外国投资
据路透社10月21日报道，英国亿万富翁、维珍集团创始人 Richard Branson 周三在委内瑞拉表示，委内瑞拉一旦举行选举，将吸引更多外国投资者；该国正寻求在石油与天然气等领域增加资本流入。
布兰森在一个有企业家与投资基金代表出席的活动上发言，委内瑞拉外交部长 Felix Plasencia 与工业部长 Luis Villegas 也出席了活动。他说：「很多事取决于接下来18个月。」他表示，一旦选举举行、法治建立，委内瑞拉将迎来「巨大的机会」。他还说：「投资需要确定性，需要适当的司法程序与法律保障，需要透明度，资本需要知道资本是安全的。」
委内瑞拉临时总统 Delcy Rodriguez 与美国总统特朗普都曾表示委内瑞拉将举行选举，但均未给出时间表。Rodriguez 在今年1月马杜罗被美方行动抓捕后上台，并于9月在联合国演讲中承诺举行选举。路透社指出，尽管委内瑞拉议会已批准旨在促进投资的法律改革，全球投资者因不信任其法律体系与政治不确定性仍然犹豫，非能源领域尤其如此。（据路透社10月21日报道整理）
Branson Says in Venezuela: The Country Will Attract More Foreign Investors Once It Holds Elections
British billionaire and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson said on Wednesday in Venezuela that the country will attract more foreign investors once it holds elections, as the South American nation seeks to boost capital inflows in sectors like oil and gas, Reuters reported on October 21.
Branson spoke at an event in Venezuela with entrepreneurs and investment fund representatives, also attended by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia and Industry Minister Luis Villegas. "A lot obviously depends on the next 18 months," Branson said, adding that Venezuela will have a "tremendous opportunity" once elections occur and rule of law is established. "Investment needs certainty. It needs a proper judicial process and legal security. It needs transparency," he said. "And an access to capital needs to know the capital is secure."
Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodriguez and US President Donald Trump have both said Venezuela will hold elections but have not provided a timeline. Rodriguez, who has Washington's backing, assumed power after President Nicolas Maduro's capture in a US operation in January, and promised elections in a UN speech in September. Despite legal reforms approved by Venezuela's parliament to boost investment, Reuters noted, global investors remain hesitant due to distrust of the legal system and political uncertainty, particularly in non-energy sectors. (Compiled from Reuters, October 21)
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