Banco de Venezuela S.A. Banco Universal

Venezuela to reopen 3 banks after gov't takeovers
AP Worldstream; 12/14/2009; 510 words; Venezuela's government plans to reopen three private...reopen Bolivar, Confederado and Central Banco Universal as state-operated banks on Dec. 21...owned by close associates, according to Venezuela's banking regulatory agency. At least...

VENEZUELA: MOODY'S: SYSTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES REMAIN FOR VENEZUELAN BANKS.
IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 12/10/2009; 1173 words; ...of Mercantil, C.A., Banco Universal and Banco de Venezuela on December 6, Moody's Investors Service states...banking system, Moody's is concerned that banks with...struggling in the midst of Venezuela's current recession, may...

Venezuela : Venezuela Nationalizes Two Banks, Investigates Others for Bank Law Infractions.
TendersInfo; 12/8/2009; 1114 words; ...accounts in the Bank of Venezuela, which the government...money in the Bank of Venezuela... it is more secure...Chavez, referring to Venezuela s vast extra-heavy oil...small banks: Central Banco Universal, Baninvest, and Banco...

Venezuela : Brother of government minister implicated in bank scandal in Venezuela.
TendersInfo; 12/8/2009; 826 words; ...that has put Venezuela's socialist leader...rules. Central Banco Universal, Baninvest...president of Banco Real is under...that "he's going to have...Baninvest and Banco Real earlier...both banks. Venezuela's banking...

Venezuela Banks
AP Images; 12/8/2009; 248 words; ...through the glass window of a closed branch of Central Banco Universal after the bank was taken over by the government in Caracas...banks that have been taken over by President Hugo Chavez's government. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)