'Coldplay dollar' and 'Qatar dollar' highlight Argentina's bizarre currency system as it weighs ditching the peso

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'Coldplay dollar' and 'Qatar dollar' highlight Argentina's bizarre currency system as it weighs ditching the peso
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There are more than a dozen different peso-dollar exchange rates that are meant to stem outflows of the greenback.

It's the result of the government's capital restrictions on dollar outflows.Argentina's presidential race, which features a candidate who wants to ditch the peso for the US dollar, has highlighted the country's byzantine currency system.

As there are no limits on blue dollar purchases, Argentines are more willing to purchase them at a premium, especially as they show ain daily transactions. So while the official peso rate stood at just under 350-per-dollar on Friday, the blue dollar rate was 715. Then there's the "Coldplay dollar" — a recent addition for concert-going fans who are spending money abroad.

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