Posts Tagged ‘argentina inflation’

Inflation in Buenos Aires

Inflation is one of some serious problems in Argentina, and anyone planning on being here for an extended period of time should take it into account.   I arrived in March of 2007.  Since that time, the “official inflation” (the inflation rate according to the government) is around 10%.  However, this is just a big joke.  [...]

Money

Money

One thing you will have to get used to here as a foreigner is the lack of currency in circulation.   When you take money out of a bank machine, you are usually given either 100 or 50 peso bills.   If you’re lucky, you may be able to get some 10s or 20s, but don’t count [...]