CVG-Ferrominera Orinoco to start pellet plant expansion in 2005 (31st December) Emerging-Market indicators (31st December) Unemployment rate in Venezuela is 10,9% (31st December) Venalum to close year with output of 441,000t (31st December) Chinese Vice President will visit Venezuela (31st December) Venezuela will grow 5% in 2005 (30th December) PDVSA to maintain US oil supplies, increase output (30th December) China and Venezuela plans to boost energy trade (29th December) Venezuela should attain the highest economic growth in the world (28th December) Casetel: Telecom sector grows 16% in 2004 (28th December) China's ties with Latin America enter "best period in history" experts said (27th December) CANTV plans to invest US$6 billion to expand its fiber optic network (27th December) Venezuela's Chávez pledges support for Chinese oil exploration (27th December) Venezuela eyes industrial cooperation with Iran's Khorassan province (23th December) Venezuela: Oil recovery boosts job creation (22nd December) Poverty Declines in Venezuela as Economy Rebounds (22nd December) Agreement signed between Repsol and Venezuela's CVP (21st December) Venezuela Official Calls For LatAm Trade Before Wider Pact (20th December) Venezuela: Rangel seeks agenda for talks with US. (20th December) Venezuela reaches UNESCO's goal in education (19th December) Copei Party supports the government on the approval of social laws (17th December) CEPAL: Venezuela grew 18% during 2004 (15th December) Russians Court Venezuela (15th December) Venezuela ships 240,000 barrels of Jet A-1 to Rotterdam (15th December) Colombia supports creation of military fronts (15th December) The Venezuelan government does pay (14th December) CAF estimates an economic growth of 17,8% of Venezuela's GDP (14th December) Minister Bill Rammel: The UK respects Venezuelan government's fight against poverty (14th December) French Foreign Secretary visits Venezuela (14th December) Repsol YPF finds gas in Barrancas block (14th December) Venezuela discusses industrial and mining cooperation with Iran (14th December) PDVSA expects to raise synthetic crude output to 624,000 Bpd 2005 (14th December) Chevron Texaco Announces natural gas discovery in Venezuela (14th December) Venezuela moves to secure border. (13th December) Venezuela: President Chávez creates permanent presidential committee (13th December) France and Great Britain's consolidation in Venezuela (13th December) Venezuela hails decision to investigate U.S. organization (11th December) New law restricts sex and violence in TV(10th December) Venezuela: World intellectuals gather to show backing for Chávez (10th December) Food consumption increased 7% (10th December) CITGO declares $400 million dividend (10th December) Crystallex boosts Las Cristinas gold reserves (7th December) Cadafe and Energoprom signed letter of intent to build a power coal plant (3rd December) Chávez and opposition leader agree to 'work together' (2nd December) 1

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Miami Herald: U.S. criticism of Chávez unfounded

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Latin American economy heading for best year since 1980

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Statement by Venezuela's Information Ministry to the IAPA

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