A banknote of 100 US dollars and the equivalent of 36,500 Argentine pesos for the official market in Buenos Aires, and another illustrative image of a banknote of 100 US dollars and the equivalent of 100,000 Argentine pesos to the so – called informally “blue dollar” in the parallel market.
The US dollar broke through the barrier of 1000 pesos on the parallel market in Argentina yesterday, and citizens rushed to get rid of the local currency two weeks before the presidential election. And with the “Blue dollar” – the flourishing instrument of exchange on the black market – trading at more than 1000 pesos, its value is three times the official rate of 365 pesos. “French”