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Venezuela bans gold exports; passes nationalization decree

Andrew Topf | September 20, 2011 | 2:02 pm Precious Metals Europe Latin America Gold 

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez followed through on a promise he made last month to ban the export of bullion under a broad scheme to nationalize the country's gold industry, The Wall Street Journal reports (sub required):  Under guidelines published in...

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