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• Venezuela's Maduro buries hatchet with billionaire businessman Wednesday, 15 May 2013 | 12:06 PM ET

  CARACAS, May 15- Socialist leader Nicolas Maduro and the billionaire boss of Venezuela's biggest private company have buried the hatchet after a war of words over food shortages and other economic problems in the South American nation.

• Venezuelan food firm tells Maduro government to boost output Monday, 13 May 2013 | 4:09 PM ET

  CARACAS, May 13- Venezuela's top food producer, Empresas Polar, on Monday challenged the country's socialist government to boost output of basic staples and ease nagging product shortages, rejecting accusations it is hoarding products to destabilize the economy.

• Venezuela to boost dollar supplies to private sector Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 9:26 PM ET

  CARACAS, May 2- Venezuela will boost dollar supplies to private businesses through its currency control mechanism, the finance minister said on Thursday, following months of complaints by business leaders that they cannot import the goods they need.

• Punch-Up in Parliament; Venezuelan Lawmakers Hurt Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:48 AM ET

  

  Fistfights broke out in Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday during an angry session linked to the South American nation's bitter election dispute.

• Top Real Estate Guys Do Not Waver on Investing Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 5:39 PM ET

  

  Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, said Colombia "may be the best country to invest in" for a number of reasons, including its growing oil production.

• 'Flexible socialist' to lead Venezuela central bank Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 4:55 PM ET

  *Congress needs to ratify president's nomination. CARACAS, April 23- The nominee to lead Venezuela's central bank, Edmee Betancourt, is known as a dedicated socialist who backed the drive by late President Hugo Chavez to expand state control over the economy but who also knows when to ditch dogma for down-to-earth policy.

• Venezuela declares 90-day electricity "emergency" Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 2:42 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 23- President Nicolas Maduro's government declared a 90- day "emergency" in Venezuela's electricity sector on Tuesday to speed up infrastructure work and equipment imports needed to prevent politically-contentious power cuts.

• UPDATE 1-Venezuela finance minister pick may signal more pragmatic economics Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 8:50 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 22- Venezuela's designation of central bank President Nelson Merentes as finance minister signals the OPEC nation may be headed toward a more pragmatic approach to rising inflation and slowing growth.

• Venezuela finance minister pick may signal more pragmatic economics Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 2:34 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 22- Venezuela's designation of central bank President as Nelson Merentes as finance minister signals the OPEC nation may be headed toward a more pragmatic approach to rising inflation and slowing growth.

• UPDATE 1-Central bank's Merentes named new Venezuela finance minister Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 9:42 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 21- President Nicolas Maduro replaced Venezuelan Finance Minister Jorge Giordani on Sunday, appointing central bank chief Nelson Merentes in his place two days after being sworn-in as the late Hugo Chavez's successor.

• Central bank's Merentes named Venezuela's new finance minister Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 9:30 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 21- President Nicolas Maduro replaced Venezuelan Finance Minister Jorge Giordani on Sunday, appointing central bank boss Nelson Merentes in his place two days after being sworn-in as the late Hugo Chavez's successor.

• ANALYSIS-Rough start to post-Chavez era augurs badly for Venezuela Sunday, 21 Apr 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

  CARACAS, April 21- About the only tranquil place in Caracas over the last few days is a hilltop military museum housing the remains of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez.

• UPDATE 1-S&P revises down Venezuela's sovereign credit outlook to negative Friday, 19 Apr 2013 | 3:42 PM ET

  April 19- Standard& Poor's on Friday revised down its sovereign credit outlook on Venezuela to negative from stable, citing the close presidential election, questions about the vote's legitimacy and the increase in political uncertainty. The current B-plus rating of the OPEC- member nation of 29 million people was affirmed, S&P said in a statement.

• Canada swipes at Venezuela in push for U.S. approval of Keystone Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 2:39 PM ET

  *Minister Oliver says Canada won't treat U.S. as Venezuela has. CALGARY, Alberta, April 18- Canada is playing up its record as a reliable oil supplier to the United States compared to politically volatile Venezuela, as it seeks to win favor in Washington for the contentious Keystone XL pipeline to Texas refineries.

• Venezuela Election Results Fair: Ambassador  Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 9:45 PM ET

  

  Alfredo Toro Hardy, Venezuela's Ambassador to Singapore, explains the Latin American country's electronic electoral process and says the results are "fair, clear and straight.

• UPDATE 9-Protests flare as Venezuela government rejects vote recount Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 8:57 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 15- Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Venezuela's capital on Monday as the government rejected opposition demands for a vote recount after Sunday's contested election to replace the late Hugo Chavez.

• UPDATE 8-Venezuela opposition demands vote recount, protests flare Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 7:22 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 15- Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in the Venezuelan capital on Monday after opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for demonstrations to demand a recount of votes from Sunday's election to replace the late Hugo Chavez.

• UPDATE 1-Venezuela's Maduro inherits tough economic problems Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 5:14 PM ET

  CARACAS, April 15- Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro faces a difficult economic panorama of rising inflation and slowing growth, further complicated by his slim election victory that is being challenged by the opposition.

• UPDATE 6-Venezuelan opposition calls for protests to demand recount Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 4:01 PM ET

  *OPEC nation facing new chapter of uncertainty. CARACAS, April 15- Opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Monday called on Venezuelans to take to the streets and peacefully demand a vote recount if election authorities formally proclaim Hugo Chavez's chosen successor as the next president.

• UPDATE 5-Maduro's contested win creates uncertainty for Venezuela Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 2:33 PM ET

  *Nicolas Maduro wins election by tiny margin. *OPEC nation facing new chapter of uncertainty. CARACAS, April 15- Late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, won Venezuela's presidential election by a whisker but now faces opposition protests plus a host of economic and political challenges in the OPEC nation.