Argentina’s Central Bank (BCRA) introduced the new 10,000-peso banknote and is distributing it nationwide via banks and ATMs. This note showcases Manuel Belgrano and María Remedios del Valle, a hero from Argentina’s War of Independence. Consequently, it aims to improve financial transactions and make banking logistics more efficient. Later this year, the BCRA will also […]
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