China Agrees to Loan Venezuela $4 Billion /Venezuela recibirá crédito chino de USD 4.000 M para proyectos petroleros

China has agreed to a new $4 billion loan to help Venezuela boost its oil output and will also help upgrade power plants and increase production of iron and aluminum, a Venezuelan official said Wednesday. China has swiftly become Venezuela's biggest foreign lender in recent years, and has previously agreed to more than $32 billion in loans. President Hugo Chavez's government is repaying the loans with oil shipments ( more...)/ Venezuela recibirá un nuevo crédito chino de 4.000 millones de dólares para aumentar la producción petrolera de las empresas chino-venezolanas en la Faja del Orinoco (este) hasta 1,1 millones de barriles diarios en 2014, dijo el martes el ministro venezolano de Petróleo, Rafael Ramírez ( más...)