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In November 2013, it was almost one-tenth that of the official fixed exchange rate of Bs.F 6.30 per US dollar. [64] In September 2014, the currency black market rate for the hard bolívar reached 100 VEF/USD; [65] on 25 February 2015, it went over 200 VEF/USD.
In the fourth quarter of 2019, the black market exchange rate reached £L1,600 to the dollar, and increased to £L3,000 per dollar in April 2020, [22] [23] £L14,000 per dollar in March 2021 and £L15,200 per dollar in June 2021. [24] One bank allowed depositors to withdraw Lebanese pounds from their dollar account at £L2,000 to US$1.
When the naira was introduced, it had an official exchange rate of US$1.52 for ₦1, though a currency black market existed in which the naira traded at a discount relative to the official exchange rate. The official exchange rate set by the Central Bank of Nigeria: naira to U.S. dollar is approximately ₦767.54 per 1 US dollar.
The Pakistan rupee, which plumbed record lows on Sept. 5, recovered to below 300 per U.S. dollar on the open market earlier this week, rallying more than 10% from levels prevailing before the ...
The black market trade has flourished since Argentina introduced the controls in September to stem a decline in dollar reserves and stabilize the peso amid an economic downturn and debt crisis.
As the world’s primary reserve currency, currency intervention generally focuses on exchange rate between the US dollar and the target currency. [16] System Open Market Account is a monetary tool of the Federal Reserve system that may intervene to counter disorderly market conditions. [17]
A black market in Shinbashi in 1946 Illegal street traders in Barcelona in 2015. A black market, underground economy, shadow market or shadow economy is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality or is not compliant with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the set of goods and services whose ...
But the rise of technology has led to an evolved "black market" -- and rather than exotic animals and tangible exports, data like credit card information and even streaming accounts are up for grabs.