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A view of an out of service National Telephone Company of Venezuela, CANTV, phone booth, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A number of Venezuelan state-owned companies, including in the telecommunications sector, will sell up to 10% of their shares starting Monday. President Nicolas Maduro says the companies will be listed in the country's stock exchange and the sale is open to local and foreign investors. (AP Photo/Ariana

A view of an out of service National Telephone Company of Venezuela, CANTV, phone booth, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A number of Venezuelan state-owned companies, including in the telecommunications sector, will sell up to 10% of their shares starting Monday. President Nicolas Maduro says the companies will be listed in the country's stock exchange and the sale is open to local and foreign investors. (AP Photo/Ariana

Rim Hassam gives change in U.S currency to a customer in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A new tax law approved by the Venezuelan government, that went into effect in March, applies a 3% tax charge on transactions paid in foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Rim Hassam gives change in U.S currency to a customer in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A new tax law approved by the Venezuelan government, that went into effect in March, applies a 3% tax charge on transactions paid in foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Rim Hassam holds Bolivars and U.S currency that she received from a customer as payment in her shop, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A new tax law approved by the Venezuelan government, that went into effect in March, applies a 3% tax charge on transactions paid in foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Rim Hassam holds Bolivars and U.S currency that she received from a customer as payment in her shop, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A new tax law approved by the Venezuelan government, that went into effect in March, applies a 3% tax charge on transactions paid in foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Pedestrians walk past an out of service National Telephone Company of Venezuela, CANTV, phone booth, in Caracas,Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A number of Venezuelan state-owned companies, including in the telecommunications sector, will sell up to 10% of their shares starting Monday. President Nicolas Maduro says the companies will be listed in the country's stock exchange and the sale is open to local and foreign investors. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Pedestrians walk past an out of service National Telephone Company of Venezuela, CANTV, phone booth, in Caracas,Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A number of Venezuelan state-owned companies, including in the telecommunications sector, will sell up to 10% of their shares starting Monday. President Nicolas Maduro says the companies will be listed in the country's stock exchange and the sale is open to local and foreign investors. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A cash register drawer holds Bolivars and U.S. currencies at a shop in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A new tax law approved by the Venezuelan government, that went into effect in March, applies a 3% tax charge on transactions paid in foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A cash register drawer holds Bolivars and U.S. currencies at a shop in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, May 13, 2022. A new tax law approved by the Venezuelan government, that went into effect in March, applies a 3% tax charge on transactions paid in foreign currencies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)