21.   In February, Crystallex bought Inversora Mael, a Venezuelan mining company, which claims to have purchased the rights to the field.

22.   Last year, half a dozen Venezuelan companies sold ADRs, taking advantage of growing foreign interest.

23.   Mavesa, one of three Venezuelan companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange, said shareholders will receive one new share for every one they own.

24.   Many Venezuelan companies trade shares in the U.S. so price declines on Wall Street often hurt local shares.

25.   Negotiators representing Venezuelan companies, unions and the government reached an agreement on worker benefits that could end a yearlong impasse.

26.   Officials at Corimon, the only Venezuelan company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, declined repeated requests for comment on the suit and any investigation.

27.   Philippe Erard, chairman and chief executive, will assume the presidency, the Venezuelan company said.

28.   Paintmaker Corimon SA and CA Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela are the other two Venezuelan companies traded on the NYSE.

29.   Peruvian, Colombian and Venezuelan companies could follow, Davy added.

30.   Shares of the bigger Venezuelan companies have soared.