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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by JenGal
have indeed run into place where locals WANT USD
So have I. As I said, Egypt is not one of them, because it is not a country with a weak currency. And the USD is a lot less attractive than it used to be (for everyone, including Americans) as a safe store of value. In much of the world, with the exception of central America and Ecuador, people are just not that interested in USD these days.
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