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  Peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish pesos circulated throughout the European colonies in the Americas and the Philippines.
Bolivia traded in its Bolivian peso for its new currency, the boliviano (at a ratio of one million to one), in 1990.
Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau previously used pesos (GWP) prior to adopting the CFA franc (XOF) upon accession to the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on 1 May 1997.
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 Mexican peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The peso was reduced in size in 1918, the eagle changed, and the reverse again showing a liberty cap, "Un Peso" and the date.
In 1957, the peso was dropped to.100 silver, the denomination and date moved to the obverse, and a new portrait of Morelos appeared.
One new peso, or N$1.00, was equal to 1,000 of the obsolete MXP pesos.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mexican_peso   (1582 words)

  
 Bolivian peso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was originally equivalent to the Spanish peso and was divided into 100 centavos.
The first peso was replaced by the peso boliviano in 1963, at a rate of one thousand to one.
The peso boliviano suffered hyperinflation in the mid 1980s, resulting in its replacement by the boliviano in 1987.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bolivian_peso   (86 words)

  
 Argentine Peso Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Argentine peso (originally established as the nuevo peso argentino or peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina.
Peso ley, 1970-1983, which replaced the previous currency at a rate of one peso ley to 100 pesos moneda nacional.
Peso banknotes exist in the denominations of 1 (discontinued and replaced by the 1 peso coin), 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 pesos.
www.aplaceinthesun.com /encyclopedia/Argentine_Peso   (770 words)

  
 Desi Hot OR Hot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Banknotes in circulation are 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 pesos.
Government efforts to lower subsidies to unprofitable enterprises and to shrink the money supply caused the value of the peso to rise from 120 to the US dollar in the summer of 1994 to 21 to the dollar by the end of 1999.
In its place, the Cuban convertible peso – familiarly known as the chavito – would be used, and Cubans had until November 8, 2004 to exchange existing US currency; this deadline was later extended to November 14.
www.desihotornot.com /encyclopedia/index.php?title=Cuban_peso   (589 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Uruguayan-peso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The UYU Uruguayan peso (peso uruguayo) replaced the new Uruguayan peso (nuevo peso uruguayo; ISO 4217: UYN) on March 1, 1993 at the rate of 1,000 new pesos = 1 peso.
The new peso in turn had replaced the old peso at a rate of 1,000 pesos = 1 new peso in November 1973.
Banknotes in circulation are: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000, 2000 peso 1¢ euro coin A coin is generally a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is used as a form of money.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Uruguayan_peso   (1285 words)

  
 Dominican_peso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Dominican peso is the base currency of the Dominican Republic.
Each peso is divided into 100 centavos ("cents"), for which the ¢ symbol is used.
As of April 2005, there were some 35 pesos to the euro, or around 27 to the US dollar.
www.comicscomics.com /search.php?title=Dominican_peso   (99 words)

  
 Chilean Peso
The escudo replaced the peso in 1960 at a rate 1000 peso = 1 escudo.
The current peso was introduced in 1975, replacing the escudo at a rate of 1000 escudos = 1 peso.
The currency circulates as coins of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 pesos, and banknotes of 500 (although these are no longer printed), 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 and 20000 pesos.
www.cooldictionary.com /words/Chilean-Peso.wikipedia   (220 words)

  
 Boliviano -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The boliviano ((Click link for more info and facts about ISO 4217) ISO 4217 code: BOB) is the (The metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used) currency of (A landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain) Bolivia.
Prior to the introduction of the boliviano in 1990, the currency was the (Click link for more info and facts about Bolivian peso) Bolivian peso (ISO 4217: BOP).
Following long years of rampant inflation, the swap from pesos to bolivianos took place at a ratio of one million to one.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/boliviano.htm   (153 words)

  
 Read about Peso at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Peso and learn about Peso here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Spanish pesos circulated throughout the European colonies in the Americas.
United States, where they continued to be legal tender until they were demonetized in 1857.
Bolivia traded in its Bolivian peso for its new currency, the
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Peso   (179 words)

  
 Chapter Two
Bolivian economic development focused almost exclusively on the mining of tin and its export.
Bolivia is at the initial stages of a demographic transition characterized by a reduction in fertility and mortality.
In Bolivia, the DHS was administered by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, the chief statistical agency in the Bolivian government.
www.demog.berkeley.edu /~tmiller/papers/p1993.thesis.chapter2.html   (2926 words)

  
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The name Spanish dollar was used for a Spanish silver coin, the peso, an eight-real coin, which was widely circulated during the 18th century in the Spanish colonies in the New World.
The use of the Spanish dollar and the Maria Theresa thaler as legal tender for the early United States is the reason for the name of the nation's currency.
" for pesos, or piastres, or pieces of eight (there is also a separate theory that the dollar sign derives from the number 8).
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Transformation of the Bolivian Political Economy 1.1.1 For much of the 20th century, Bolivia was one of the most under-developed countries in Latin America, plagued by political instability and economic stagnation.
Throughout this period in question, the Bolivian political economy was characterized by the extensive use of public sector employment as a source of patronage to be distributed among the politically-connected.
The transformation of the Bolivian political economy from a volatile, often near praetorian, situation for much of its post-independence period to a relatively stable multi- party democracy since 1985 is a remarkable accomplishment.
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 SourceMex - Economic News & Analysis on Mexico; January 4, 1995
Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada's administration is reportedly interested in attracting Mexican investment and technology to the energy sector, including extraction of natural gas.
The peso devaluation actually came in two stages, first through a decision to raise by 15% the level at which the government would intervene to support the currency, and later by allowing the peso to float freely against the US dollar.
The decision to abandon the policy of propping the peso at the 3.46 level came after the Central Bank was forced to spend an estimated US$4 billion of its reserves during a 2-day period on Dec. 19-20.
ssdc.ucsd.edu /news/smex/h95/smex.19950104.html   (2032 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Colombian peso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Cuban convertible peso (ISO 4217 code: CUC) is one of two official currencies in Cuba.
The peso oro is the base currency of the Dominican Republic.
Chilean notes currently in circulation: 1,000; 2,000; 5,000; 10,000; 20,000 pesos The peso is the currency of Chile.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Colombian-peso   (1221 words)

  
 CONK! Encyclopedia: ISO_4217   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In some cases, the third letter is the initial for "new" in that country's language, to distinguish it from an older currency that was revalued; the code often long outlasts the usage of the term "new" itself.
Other changes can be seen, however; the Russian ruble, for example, changed from RUR to RUB, where the B comes from the third letter in the word "ruble".
CUC Cuban convertible peso (replaced USD as additional national currency in November 2004)
www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=ISO_4217   (860 words)

  
 Economic Base of La Paz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The collapse of the world market in tin in the 1980's was a major downfall in the Bolivian economy.
The Bolivian peso has remained stable following the introduction of free market economic reforms in 1985.
The peso is undergoing a slow process of devaluation which has taken it from 3.77 pesos per US dollar in January 1992 to 5.66 pesos per US dollar in January 1999.
www.macalester.edu /courses/geog61/amartin/economicbase.html   (1250 words)

  
 World Economy
Many Bolivians engage in the border trade not to resell but to meet personal needs, such as those of a shoeshiner's wife travelling to the border to buy cheaper and better Peruvian shoe polish for her husband's work.
As a result of devaluation of its peso and the need of people to sell in order to survive, Bolivia is being depleted of a wide range of commodities, from gasoline to alpaca wool.
Between the Bolivian censuses of 1950 and 1976, only 6.2 years of life-expectancy was added to the population, against 12 years in Mexico, 11 in Peru and 10 each in Ecuador and Paraguay, leaving Bolivia with the lowest life-expectancy in Latin America (51 years in 1982).
www.normangall.com /book_art2_2.htm   (6486 words)

  
 Coin Collecting - Modern currencies and countries (A-F)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
1 New Argentine peso ($a) = 100 centavos, introduced June 1, 1983 at a rate of 1 New peso ($a) = 10,000 old peso; 1 austral (A) = 1,000 pesos introduced June 14, 1985 at a rate of 1 austral (A) = 1,000 pesos ($a); 1 peso (plural pesos) (Arg$) = 100 centavos.
On January 1 1992, the austral was replaced by the peso at a rate of 10,000 to 1.
Monetary unit: peso boliviano, Bolivian peso replaced the boliviano at a rate of 1,000 old to 1 new.
www.fleur-de-coin.com /e-library/currencies.asp   (5236 words)

  
 Bolivia
At the time the major Bolivian fin mines were nationalized in 1952, the industry had been sustained for more than 20 years by the efforts and investments made in the first three decades of the century.
Because the last two Bolivian censuses were taken in 1900 and 1950 and because vital statistics are mere scratches in the sand, one is left pretty much to one’s own devices, which in this case consisted of carrying out a sample demographic survey of 183 families in Siglo XX and the town of Llallagua.
After the Bolivian peso was devalued by 60 per cent in late 1972, greatly reducing COMIBOL’s labor costs as tin prices climbed rapidly, the company’s profit margin on purchased ore was even greater, fully 400 per cent.
www.normangall.com /bolivia_art3.htm   (8131 words)

  
 Global Exchange .es - oficinas de cambio de moneda extranjera ( divisas - casas de cambio - Eurodivisas )
The national currency of Argentina is the Peso.
The notes are of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos, and the coins are for 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centavos and 1 peso.
No. It is advisable to change Argentinean Pesos into Euros before leaving Argentina since you may find it very difficult to change Pesos in Europe.
www.globalexchange.es /ingles/contenidopreguntasfrecuentes2.htm   (573 words)

  
 Convert Bolivian Bolivianos (BOB) and Chilean Pesos (CLP): Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator
The Bolivian Boliviano is divided into 100 centavos.
The Chilean Peso is the currency in Chile (CL, CHL).
The Chilean Peso is divided into 100 centavos.
coinmill.com /BOB_CLP.html   (352 words)

  
 Economic Growth in Bolivia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As of January 1, 1987, the official currency Bolivian peso was replaced with Bolivian, and when it was floated with the US dollar, the currency witnessed became somewhat stable at B2.3 equivalent to 1 USD as of 1988 statistics.
With the strict control measures on the wage bill the public sector deficit was also reduced from a huge 30 percent of GDP in 1984 to approximately 4 percent in 1986, a policy which continued for the entire next decade maintaining the deficit level through financing from concessional external sources.
Summarizing some of the measures that should be taken for the Bolivian government, if it sincerely intends to bring the nation back on the road to prosperity, growth and development one may note that key areas include the restoration of macroeconomic stability brought about through fiscal stabilization.
www.termpapergenie.com /economicgrowth.html   (2756 words)

  
 Convert Bolivian Bolivianos (BOB) and Dominican Pesos (DOP): Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator
Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button.
The Dominican Peso is the currency in Dominican Republic (DO, DOM).
The Dominican Peso is divided into 100 centavos.
coinmill.com /BOB_DOP.html   (355 words)

  
 History
In 1972, the government brutally suppressed a general strike against the devaluation of the Bolivian peso.
Influenced by the Brazilian model, he announced the complete reorganization of the Bolivian political system and the formation of a "new Bolivia" under military rule.
A military coup on July 17, 1980 by General Luis García Meza, however, began one of the darkest periods in Bolivian history.
www.jmk.su.se /global02/ngos/main/history.htm   (1044 words)

  
 americas.org - The IMF's Impact on the Bolivian Crisis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Overall the nation is growing slowly, if at all, while most Bolivians are poorer and their society is increasingly unjust.
Polarization between rich and poor has only increased under the neoliberal model: In the last 3 years, the poorest 10 percent of the people have seen their incomes decline 15 percent.
Two things are clear to Bolivians: Under the stewardship and dictates of the IMF, politicians have proven they are absolutely untrustworthy in managing the economic affairs of the country.
www.americas.org /item_64   (957 words)

  
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currency_name for ARS msgid "Argentine Peso" msgstr "" #.
currency_name for DOP msgid "Dominican Peso" msgstr "" #.
currency_name for MXN msgid "Mexican Peso" msgstr "" #.
www.iro.umontreal.ca /translation/domains/POT/iso_4217-0.37.pot   (2416 words)

  
 Bolivia Foreign Trade
The attempts to force Bolivian producers to compete with the prices of international products after years of protection, however, were often unsuccessful.
After 1985 all export taxes were abolished, and constant devaluations of the Bolivian peso through a floating exchange rate helped lower the prices of exports and thus improve their competitiveness.
During the 1980s, Brazil surpassed the United States as the leading supplier of Bolivian imports.
www.country-studies.com /bolivia/foreign-trade.html   (863 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
currency_name for ARS msgid "Argentine Peso" msgstr "Argentijnse Peso" #.
currency_name for DOP msgid "Dominican Peso" msgstr "Dominicaanse Peso" #.
currency_name for MXN msgid "Mexican Peso" msgstr "Mexicaanse Peso" #.
www.iro.umontreal.ca /translation/teams/PO/nl/iso_4217-0.37   (2726 words)

  
 Colombian Peso Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$.
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