Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gestures as he speaks at the 119 anniversary ceremony of Banco de Venezuela in Caracas September 21, 2009. Chavez on Monday attended the re-launch of Banco de Venezuela, which was nationalised in 2008. In May 2009, the Venezuelan government bought Spain's Grupo Santander's stake in Banco de Venezuela.
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS POLITICS)