Venezuela Suspends Forex Market, Plans Trading Band/ Chávez toma medidas para contener el dólar

Venezuela's government, hoping to prevent its currency from falling further, said Tuesday it was temporarily suspending currency trading in the unregulated market while it creates a high-tech trading platform that can eliminate speculation in the market. In a much-awaited press conference designed to explain how recently passed currency restrictions will work, Finance Minister Jorge Giordani said the central bank will be given firm control over currency trading when the $100-million-a-day market reopens (full information)/ Las autoridades financieras de Venezuela anunciaron ayer una serie de medidas para contener la cotización del dólar paralelo y acordaron la suspensión temporal de las operaciones de compra y venta de títulos de deuda en moneda extranjera, mientras se define la normativa que regulará esas transacciones ( información completa)