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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Kanengoni

Argentina issues new 2,000-peso banknote worth $11 as inflation soars

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Argentina will issue a new 2,000-peso bank note in response to soaring inflation, the country’s central bank has confirmed.

The BCRA will issue the new note – worth $11 (£9) – as customer prices jumped by nearly 95 percent in the 12-months to the end of December, marking the fastest pace of inflation in the country since 1991.

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