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Currency control efforts worry Argentines
Washington Times
November 12, 2011

By Kelly Hearn

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has placed strict controls on the foreign-exchange market and forced oil, gas and mining companies to keep their export earnings in the country.

The moves are designed to shore up foreign-currency reserves and discourage citizens from sending their assets abroad. But they have set off alarm bells among her critics, prompting comparisons to the heavy-handed economic tactics of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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