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Venezuelan government shuns US dollar

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech during a press conference to launch the international trading of oil-backed cryptocurrency called "Petro", on October 1, 2018. (AFP)

Jesus Silva
Press TV, Caracas

The Venezuelan government has decided to stop using the US dollar during foreign transactions. The decision came after Washington slapped Caracas with economic sanctions including a ban on the dollar.


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