Buenos Aires, Argentina (Argentine Republic)
THOUSANDS LINE UP TO BUY DOLLARS IN BUENOS AIRES.
Thousands of dollar buyers line up outside the Banco Nacion, March 26,
2002, waiting to change money as the Argentine peso has lost over two
thirds of its value since a devastating four-year recession forced a
devaluation in early January. The Central Bank introduced new measures
to tighten controls of the foreign exchange market and halt the slide
the peso that threatens to throw the government's economic policy into
turmoil. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
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