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    Number of Pensioners in Venezuela Increased 259% in the Last 10 Years

    Published: 09/08/2010

    Jubilados-y-Pensionados_The number of pensioners in Venezuela increased by 259% over the past 10 years, compared with the number of beneficiaries that existed in 1999.
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    President of the National Assembly’s Commission on Interior Policy
    Venezuelan Parliament to Approve Disarmament Law

    Published: 09/07/2010

    armas_The president of the National Assembly’s Commission of Interior Policy, Tulio Jiménez, said on September 7 that the Venezuelan legislature will approve in the coming days the draft of the Law on Disarmament and Arms and Munitions Control.
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    Extreme Poverty Has Dropped More than 20 Percent in Venezuela

    Published: 09/03/2010

    maria_cristina_iglesias_“During the last six years, after the oil strike and the 2002 coup d’état, which left a 29 percent extreme poverty index in our country, the figure has shown a remarkable improvement, reaching 7 percent by the end of 2009, exceeding by 20 points,” said the Minister of People’s Power for Labor María Cristina Iglesias, during a visit to the Pérez de León Hospital, in Caracas.
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    More than $356 Million Has Been Paid to Account-Holders of Seized Bank

    Published: 09/02/2010

    The government of Venezuela has paid more than $356 million to 235,364 account-holders of the seized Banco Federal, representing 71 percent out of the almost $500 million of the guaranteed deposits to be paid.
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    On Venezuela’s Northern Coast
    Construction of Dock Terminal to Increase Cargo Capacity

    Published: 09/01/2010

    Francisco GarcésThe construction of a new container terminal in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, on Venezuela’s northern coast, will allow the dock to enter ships up to 70,000 DWT (Deadweight Tons). The dock currently receives 30,000 DWT ships.
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    UNESCO Praises Venezuela’s Fight Against Illiteracy

    Published: 08/31/2010

    According to the latest figures published by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Venezuela is a leader in Latin America and the Caribbean in the implementation of policies to fight illiteracy.
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    Barrio Adentro Mission has Saved 292,000 Lives Since It was Created

    Published: 08/27/2010

    Foto/Photo by: AVNVenezuela’s Mission Barrio Adentro has saved over 292,000 lives since the integral health care program was created, informed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
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    Venezuelan Banks Must Implement Risk Management System

    Published: 08/26/2010

    sudebangrThe banks that make up Venezuela’s financial system must implement an integral system of risk management by September 13 to prevent money laundering and guarantee transparency in electronic transactions.
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    Venezuelan Government Paid 225,000 Account-Holders of Seized Bank

    Published: 08/24/2010

    The Venezuelan government has paid savings guarantees amounting to $343 million to 225,000 account-holders of the seized Banco Federal, representing 69 percent of the total amount to be paid, informed on Tuesday the State Minister for Public Banking, Humberto Ortega Díaz.
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    PDVSA To Issue $2 Billion in New Public Stock Market

    Published: 08/20/2010

    Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez informed on Thursday that the state-owned company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) will issue $2 billion in bonds through the new Public Stock Exchange established in the new Stock Market Law.
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