Explain this Black Market
May 20th 2011 The currency in Uzbekistan is the “Sum”. There are officially 1700 to US$1. but on the black market you can up to 2400. Here’s how it works. You trot along to the National bank and exchange your US$ travellers’ cheques for US$s. Or you put your debit card into an ATM and find that it will only dispense US$s. Then your take your US$ bills round to hotel reception, are taken into the left lu
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