CARACAS: Venezuela's unofficial exchange rate broke through 500 bolivars per dollar on Friday, according to a widely used website, as the socialist-run country's currency control system struggles to meet keen demand for greenbacks.
The rate weakened to 501.21 bolivars per dollar on Friday, clocking a 65 percent tumble this year, according to DolarToday, which says it publishes the figure based on currency trades along the Colombian border.
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