...the Venezuela Bolivar Fuerte (VEF) to US Dollar (USD) parallel exchange rate, 2009 to date.
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With PdVSA reportedly upping its July dollar bonds offer to U$3Bn (we'll find out for sure Thursday) we may see a bit of improvement in the permuta....or we may not. On a more general note, ever since that Miami slush house closed its parallel exchange business back in March (note spike), the bid/ask gap has been wider than a house....good business to be in, methinks....