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But in 2024, Venezuela produced only about one percent of global crude, its industry left haggard by years of underinvestment, mismanagement and US sanctions.
From Barron's
If Audi was faced with a huge task in taking over a team that had suffered years of underinvestment and trying to make it competitive, while also setting up an F1 engine division, Cadillac's task was just as hard, but in a different way.
From BBC
Iran is facing a serious shortage of electricity, natural gas and water, as a result of years of underinvestment in infrastructure and the government's failure to manage consumption.
From BBC
Fund managers told a regular Bank of America survey they are more concerned about overinvestment than underinvestment by companies for the first time.
But the fraud contributed to the sense that the Louvre is wobbling after years of underinvestment and mismanagement.
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