Jan
15
CARACAS -(Dow Jones)- President Hugo Chavez Friday reshuffled the key economic posts in his cabinet, appointing one his most trusted allies to deal with a growing electricity crisis.
Jan
15
CARACAS -(Dow Jones)- President Hugo Chavez said Friday that his administration seeks to lower the black-market rate for dollars to VEF4.3, the same as a new official peg imposed this week after a currency devaluation.
Nov
24
&$ &$Graciela Diaz, 31, receives a body shape treatment to reduce fat in a beauty clinic in Caracas, November 20, 2009.[Agencies]&$ &$ Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments. "There is never a question of not doing it, b ...