A man speaks on his mobile phone outside a branch of Grupo Santander's Banco Venezuela in Caracas
A man speaks on his mobile phone outside a branch of Grupo Santander's Banco Venezuela in Caracas March 20, 2009. Venezuela will go ahead with the nationalization of the local unit of Spanish bank Grupo Santander, President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday, weeks after officials said the purchase was on hold. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA BUSINESS POLITICS)