Venezuela cement takeover payment not ordered yet

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CARACAS, March 24 | Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:49pm EDT

CARACAS, March 24 (Reuters) - Venezuelan Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez said on Tuesday he has not received an order to pay compensation for the nationalization of cement-makers Holcim (HOLN.VX) and Lafarge (LAFP.PA).

Leftist President Hugo Chavez ordered the nationalizations last year as part of a government takeover of the OPEC nation's cement sector. (Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel, Writing by Brian Ellsworth; Editing by David Gregorio)

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