11.   Concern about rising interest rates in the U.S. also makes investors leery about the earnings prospects for Venezuelan companies.

12.   Electricidad de Caracas also ended the year with the highest capitalization of any Venezuelan company, Merinvest said.

13.   Food processor Mavesa SA and CA Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela are the two other Venezuelan companies listed on the NYSE.

14.   Fourteen Venezuelan companies have their shares traded in New York, meaning that swings in the U.S. market are often reflected in their prices.

15.   Fourteen Venezuelan companies now have ADRs, including national phone company CA Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela and steel maker Siderurgica Venezolana Sivensa.

16.   For many Venezuelan companies, government relations became the most important aspect of doing business.

17.   Foreign investors are drawn to Venezuelan companies with shares listed abroad.

18.   Fourteen Venezuelan companies now have their shares listed on U.S. exchanges, making them more susceptible to market hiccups there.

19.   Foreign investors continue to buy shares of Venezuelan companies, betting that the economy is on the road to recovery.

20.   Fourteen Venezuelan companies now have their shares listed on U.S. exchanges, making them more susceptible to swings in the markets there.