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    New Social Mission in Venezuela to Address Citizen Security

    Published: 05/23/2012

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    Next month, the Venezuelan government will launch a new social mission called “A Toda Vida Venezuela” (Venezuela Full of Life) with the objective of improving citizen security and strengthening the country’s security agencies, announced President Chávez on Tuesday at a…

     

     


    Venezuela’s National Phone Company Boosting it Technological Platform

    Published: 05/22/2012

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    Venezuela’s National Telephone Company, CANTV, will strengthen its technological platform in the coming years by developing telecommunications infrastructure with a focus on cell phone towers, fiber optics and internet access, announced Jorge Arreaza, Minister of Science and Technology, on Monday.…

     

     


    President Chávez Committed to Increasing Social Investment

    Published: 05/22/2012

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    The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, said Monday that he is committed to increasing social investment in the country to “give the people what belongs to the people.”

     

     


    Venezuela’s Central Bank President Sees Lower Inflation and Economic Growth for 2012

    Published: 05/21/2012

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    In an interview Sunday, Venezuela’s Central Bank President Nelson Merentes said that “this year the economy is going to grow and inflation will fall.”

     

     


    Venezuelan Economy Grew 5.6% in First Quarter of 2012

    Published: 05/18/2012

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    The Venezuelan economy grew 5.6 percent in the first quarter of 2012, according to statements yesterday by Finance Minister Jorge Giordani and the President of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), Nelson Merentes.

     

     

    President of National Institute of Statistics:
    60% of Venezuelan Budget has been Allocated to Social Sector

    Published: 05/17/2012

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    The president of Venezuela’s National Institute of Statistics (INE), Elías Eljuri, said Wednesday that the country’s Bolivarian government has allocated 60.7 percent of the budget to social spending, almost twice the amount invested in this area by previous governments (36.2…

     

     


    Venezuela’s Social Security Reform to Benefit 3.7 Million Independent Workers

    Published: 05/16/2012

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    There are about 3.7 million independent workers in Venezuela, all of whom will benefit from reforms to the Law on the Venezuelan Institute of Social Security enacted on April 21 by President Hugo Chávez through the enabling law.

     

     


    Venezuelan Government to Build 1,200 Schools in 5 Years

    Published: 05/15/2012

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    Education Minister Maryann Hanson said Monday that the Venezuelan government is currently developing a plan to build 1,200 schools over the next five years.

     

     


    Venezuelan Currency Authority Allocates $1 Billion to Health Sector

    Published: 05/14/2012

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    Representatives of Venezuela’s Currency Administration Commission (CADIVI) met with representatives of the health and pharmaceutical sector in Caracas today as part of ongoing meetings between the currency authority and the country’s productive sectors.

     

     

    In 8 Years
    Mission Miracle Has Restored Eyesight to 17 Million Latin Americans

    Published: 05/11/2012

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    Since 2004, over 17 million Latin Americans have received assistance through Mission Miracle, a medical program created by the governments of Venezuela and Cuba to treat patients with vision problems.

     

     

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