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Chavez announces new Latin American currency

Chavez announces new Latin American currency

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that an alliance of Latin American Countries (ALBA) will launch a regional electronic currency - the Sucre - that is expected to begin circulation by 2010.

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