Venezuelan 100 bolivar notes thrown by people in a trash bin are seen at a gas station of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A 2.4 kg chicken is pictured next to 14,600,000 bolivars, its price and the equivalent of 2.22 USD, at a mini-market in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2018. It was the going price at an informal market in the low-income neighborhood of Catia. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "GARCIA ECONOMY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People walk past closed stores in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Basic staples with signs displaying the current prices are seen at a store in downtown Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A man shows the new ten Bolivar Soberano (Sovereign Bolivar) bill, after he withdrew it from an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Banesco bank headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

A woman takes the new Bolivar Soberano (Sovereign Bolivar) bills, as she withdraws cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Banesco bank headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

A man looks at the new ten Bolivar Soberano (Sovereign Bolivar) bill, after he withdrew it from an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Banesco bank headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

People check prices of fruits and vegetables in a street market in Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A placard that reads, "Dear Client: We are working in the monetary conversion, for this reason we will not operate in the usual schedule. Sorry for the inconvenience", is seen in the gate of a closed restaurant in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

A main avenue is seen in downtown Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A vendor waits for customers at a fruits and vegetables store in downtown Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Venezuelan 100 bolivar notes thrown by people in a trash bin are seen at a gas station of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A sign displaying prices of used books in the current Strong bolivar currency as well as the new Sovereign bolivar currency is seen at a stall in Caracas, Venezuela August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Street vendors wait for customers at the main boulevard of the low-income neighbourhood of Catia in Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

People check prices of products in a street market in Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A ripped Venezuelan 500 bolivar note is seen next to a weight scale at a fruits and vegetables store in downtown Caracas, Venezuela August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

People wait in a queue to buy cheese in a street market in Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A vendor counts Venezuelan bolivar notes as he sells ice slushy during a protest of workers of the health sector due to the shortages of medicines and for higher wages, outside a public children hospital in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A vendor uses a point-of-sale (POS) device as people wait in line, in a street market in Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A gas station worker counts Venezuelan bolivar notes at a gas station of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

A man buys vegetables at a market in Caracas, Venezuela August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

People line up to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a Banco Mercantil branch in Caracas, Venezuela August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

Venezuelan bolivar notes thrown by demonstrators are seen on the street in front of riot police during a protest of workers of the health sector due to the shortages of medicines and for higher wages, outside a public children hospital in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello