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Venezuela shuts all branches of restaurant chain McDonald's for 48 hours, citing tax irregularities, officials say.

Venezuela and South Africa sign an agreement to strengthen cooperation in the countries' oil and gas industries

Venezuela takes control of plants and offices belonging to Mexican cement firm Cemex as part of a nationalisation drive.

Cement firms Holcim and Lafarge will sign deals to transfer shares to Venezuela, as part of the country's nationalisation drive.

Prices of basic foods from bread to beef rise by up to 50% in Venezuela after the government eases price controls.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez announces a plan to nationalise Bank of Venezuela, one of the country's largest banks.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez nationalises the country's biggest steelmaker, Ternium-Sidor.

Hugo Chavez demands that Venezuela's biggest steelmaker be expropriated.

Foreign oil firms operating in Venezuela will pay higher taxes on profits made in the country, under new laws.