The vast majority of Venezuelans believe that in half a year, the economy and the job market will be stimulated because the US will lift sanctions and the government will implement reforms to attract investments.

Another survey by AtlasIntel commissioned by Bloomberg News reveals that 58 per cent of the people surveyed believe that they will be in a position to buy more products within the next 6 months, although over half of the respondents reported that their families are already in a tight economic spot.

The results indicate a recovery of the mood that is associated with the partial lifting of US sanctions and changes in policies by acting President Delcy Rodriguez, which were geared towards attracting foreign capital in priority sectors.

The outcomes were reached two months after the military intervention of Donald Trump in Venezuela that toppled socialist Nicolas Maduro and compelled Rodriguez to initiate policies such as more friendly conditions to foreign firms in the energy sector of the country.

Moreover, the US has been providing licenses aimed at making oil trading and production. The US Energy Secretary Chris Wright made a visit to the oil facilities in Venezuela during which he stated there was a completely overwhelming investor interest there.

Though the situation has improved, the most important issues that are still mentioned by the Venezuelan people include corruption, backsliding democracy, poverty and unemployment in the nation.

Approximately 52 per cent of the respondents also indicated that they feel that there is a growing concern about civil liberties. That feeling was accompanied by an increase in non-violent demonstrations in January, where a local non-governmental organisation said that people seem less scared because law enforcement officials have mostly stopped targeting demonstrators under international pressure, especially scrutiny by the US.

They were optimistic but still had a negative perception of Rodriguez; 44 per cent of them disapproved of her performance, against 37 per cent approval. Only a quarter of those who were asked claimed to have a positive image of Rodriguez, whereas the major opposition figures and even Trump himself were more successful.

The survey was done on 2,336 individuals in Venezuela during the period between Feb. 19 and 25, and the margin of error was plus or minus 2 percentage points.