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Argentina’s ‘little trees’ blossom as forex controls fuel black market Bootleg Peddler

Argentina’s ‘little trees’ blossom as forex controls fuel black market

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - On the streets of Buenos Aires, money changers known as “arbolitos” or “little trees” are taking advantage of Argentina’s capital controls to take a slice of a booming black market trade in U.S. dollars. An illegal money changer known as "arbolito", or little tree, holds an…
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February 5, 2020