This probably means that the “black market” rate is even higher.
I wouldn’t be too surprised if the street rate for buying USD within Russia is 200 Rubles to the dollar.
I wouldn’t be too surprised if the street rate for buying USD within Russia is 200 Rubles to the dollar.
This is when I understood the privilege of living in a relatively stable monetary system with a highly valued currency.
Very true. I am grateful to be living in America where people are valued and it is hard for autocrats to stay in power (Trump certainly came close). A life lived in a pariah state is a life wasted.
$1 in cash is worth more than $1 in your Russian bank account.