Mexico City. Wall Street investors evaluate opportunities in Venezuela after the kidnapping by the United States of President Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, president of the political risk consulting firm Signum Global Advisors.

According to Myers, cited by media such as The Wall Street Journal and Business Insider, there is an atmosphere of “cautious optimism” among the funds and managers with whom he has spoken after Maduro’s departure from power.

Myers, who previously served as vice president at investment firm Evercore, emphasized that foreign investment will be critical to Venezuela’s future in the next 12 to 24 months.

“The central element of the country’s success will be the arrival of external capital,” he stated, highlighting sectors such as oil and gas – which he considers relatively direct investments – along with great potential in infrastructure, construction and tourism.

The firm he heads, he said, has been anticipating this geopolitical scenario and preparing investors to act quickly. Signum has in the past organized similar delegations to countries such as Syria and Ukraine to explore opportunities.

A group of around 20 experts from the financial, energy and defense fields are expected to travel to Venezuela in March, with the aim of holding talks with authorities of the new government, including representatives of the central bank and the Caracas Stock Exchange.

Myers clarified that his consulting firm’s role does not include moral judgments about US intervention in regime change, but rather advising clients to foresee risks or identify investment possibilities in the face of international events.

He stressed that many astute investors had already anticipated this development and purchased Venezuelan bonds in anticipation. “The enthusiasm is notable, even higher than in previous cases, precisely because of the direct leadership of the United States, which will have a key role in the Venezuelan economy from now on,” he concluded.