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BBD - Barbadian Dollar (BBD)

Barbadian Dollar

The Barbados Dollar (BBD) has been the currency of Barbados since 1935. The symbol used for the dollar is the same as the US Dollar ($). However, BDs$ is used to distinguish the BBD from other dollar currencies. The Barbados Dollar is subdivided into 100 cents.

The Barbados Dollar is the currency in Barbados (BB, BRB). The Barbados Dollar is also known as BDS. The symbol for BBD can be written Bds$. The Barbados Dollar is divided into 100 cents. The exchange rate for the Barbados Dollar was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The BBD conversion factor has 2 significant digits.

Economy

• The main industries in the economy are tourism and offshore investments.
• Other income is from sugar and light manufacturing.
• The Barbados economy is a service-driven economy, as well as an international business center.
• The average growth rate for the Barbados economy ranges from 3.5% to 5%.
• No substantial exports come from Barbados and the country relies largely on imports.
• Barbados focuses on developing the service sector, from financial services to educational and health services.
• Agriculture is mainly sugar cane farming. The main food crops are corn, sweet potatoes, eddos, yams, and cassava.
• Construction is a secondary industry and is mainly due to tourism and residential growth.

History

• Barbados formed part of the British Caribbean territories. The British Pound Sterling was adopted by Barbados in 1848.
• After the Pound was adopted, the previous silver pieces continued to circulate, especially in the private sector.
• The first dollar form of banknotes was issued in 1882.
• In 1949, the British West Indies dollar was introduced, and Barbados was officially tied in with the British Eastern Caribbean islands.
• In 1965, Barbados replaced the British West Indies Dollar with the Eastern Caribbean Dollar.
• In 1972, the present Dollar was introduced by the Central Bank of Barbados.
• Since 1975, the Barbados Dollar has been pegged to the United States Dollar at 2BDs$ = 1 USD.

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TMT - Turkmenistani Manat (TMT)

Turkmenistani Manat

Turkmenistan New Manat (TMT) is equivalent to the old Turkmenistan Manat (TMM) on a basis of 1 Turkmenistan new Manat (TMT) = 5,000 Turkmenistan manat (TMM). The currency symbol is m. Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states. It is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran to the south, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the north, and the Caspian sea to the west.

The Turkmenistan Manat is the currency in Turkmenistan (TM, TKM). The Turkmenistan Manat is divided into 100 tenga. The exchange rate for the Turkmenistan Manat was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The TMT conversion factor has 2 significant digits.

Economy

• Turkmenistan's economy is primarily agronomic. Agriculture accounts for nearly half of the gross domestic product (GDP) and more than two-fifths of total employment. Industry accounts for about one-fifth of the gross domestic product.
• Turkmenistan has the fourth-largest reserves of natural gas in the world.
• Turkmenistan is the world’s tenth largest producer of cotton; approximately half of the country’s irrigated farmland is planted with cotton.
• The Turkmenistan economy places great emphasis on foreign economic relations and foreign trade and it hasan open-door trade policy. The most prominent trade partners of Turkmenistan are the United States, Turkey, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

History

• The old Turkmenistan Manat (TMM) was introduced on November 1, 1993, replacing the Russian Ruble at a rate of 1 Manat = 500 Rubles.
• In 1993, notes were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 Manat. These were followed by notes for 1,000 Manat in 1995 and 5,000 and 10,000 Manat in 1996.
• In 2005, a new series of notes was introduced in denominations of 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000 Manat.
• The Turkmenistan New Manat was introduced in 2009. Notes are printed in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 New Manat.

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