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Cuba looks to scrap dual currency system but easier said than done CTV News The two pesos have been circulating in parallel since 1994, when the loss of billions in Soviet trade and subsidies forced Cuba to reluctantly open the economy to tourism, while trying to insulate most islanders from its capitalist effects. The drab ... Cuba faces challenges in push to end dual currency

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