Monday, June 25, 2007

Venezuela's Bolivar Rises After Government Foreign Bond Sale Bring Dollar3

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela's bolivar rose to a two-
week high in unregulated trading after the government sold bonds
denominated in foreign currencies to commercial banks.

The government sold an undetermined amount of foreign
currency bonds to banks including Citigroup Inc.'s local unit in
an effort to contain the bolivar's decline in the unofficial
dollar market, weekly newspaper Descifrado.com said citing
people familiar with the transaction. The bonds were sold at the
official exchange rate of 2,150 bolivars to the dollar,
Descifrado.com said.


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