Venezuela: Bolsa de Caracas sube 200% en lo corrido de 2015 (ENG)

We often hear that the stock market provides a good indication of the health of an economy. It may be time to rethink that notion.

The best performing stock market in the world this year, up over 200%, is none other than Venezuela. The Caracas Index has more than quintupled over the past year and has doubled over the past two weeks alone.