Chavez Warns Banks on Farm Lending/ Chávez intervendrá bancos que ignoren ley sobre créditos al campo

President Hugo Chavez threatened on Saturday to take control of banks that fail to meet state-imposed loaning requirements designed to benefit Venezuela's farmers. Chavez, who says he is leading Venezuela toward "21st century socialism," accused many private banks of neglecting laws requiring them to set aside nearly a third of all loans for agriculture, mortgages and small businesses at favorable rates ( full information)/ El presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, amenazó hoy con intervenir los bancos privados que no cumplan con una reciente modificación de la ley agraria del país, que incide principalmente en la financiación de la agricultura ( información completa)