CDF to PYG

CDF - Congolese Franc (CDF)

Congolese Franc

The official currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo is the Congolese Franc (CDF). The symbol for the Franc is FC. The Franc is subdivided into 100 centimes. There were two editions of the Franc; the second edition is the new Congolese Franc.

The Franc Congolais is the currency in Congo (CD, COD). The Franc Congolais is divided into 100 centimes. The exchange rate for the Franc Congolais was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The CDF conversion factor has 5 significant digits.

Economy

• The Democratic Republic of Congo has a vast amount of mineral and other natural resources. The estimated value of the untapped raw material is +/- 24 trillion USD.
• Agriculture accounts for 57% of the GDP. Products of the agriculture industry are rubber, tea, cotton, sugar, palm oil, and coffee.
• The Congo relies on the mining industry.
• The main industries are consumer products, mining, cement, and commercial ship repair.
• Export products are crude oil, wood products, coffee, copper, gold, diamonds, and cobalt.
• Import products are transportation equipment, mining and other machinery, and food.
• There is a lot of economy activity in the informal sectors that is not included in the GDP.
• The first and second wars that took place in the 1960s negatively impacted the economy.
• The government is establishing economic zones to help get the industrial sector started.

History

• The first Franc was introduced in 1887. It had the same value as the Belgian Franc.
• In 1916, the Congolese Franc also circulated in the countries of Burundi and Rwanda; however, they later issued their own Franc.
• In 1967, Congo declared independence and the Franc was replaced with the Zaire at 1,000 Francs = 1 Zaire.
• In 1997, the Franc was re-introduced and the Zaire was eliminated. The exchange rate was 100,000 new Zaires = 1 Franc.
• In 2010, the Central Bank printed commemorative notes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence from Belgium.

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PYG - Paraguayan Guarani (₲)

Paraguayan Guarani

The Guaraní is the official currency of Paraguay. It was subdivided into 100 céntimos, but they are no longer in use.

The Paraguay Guarani is the currency in Paraguay (PY, PRY). The symbol for PYG can be written G. The Paraguay Guarani is divided into 100 centimos. The exchange rate for the Paraguay Guarani was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The PYG conversion factor has 5 significant digits.

Economy

• Paraguay owns an economical market that is characterized with a huge non-formal region.
• Agriculture dictates the economic system, however inequal land partition has caused in a huge area of peasant farm workers.
• A large proportion of the inhabitants is uninvolved within the formal economy; instead working in agriculture.
• Lately, the economic system has grown because of increased agrarian exports, particularly soybeans.
• Fiscal fluctuations, particularly in financial policy, have helped to develop Paraguay’s economic state.
• Paraguay benefits from the increased wealth of a younger population as well as huge hydroelectric capability. However, very few natural resources and political instabilitystate has undercut many of the country's economic advantages at present.
• Paraguay was probably the most agrarian economic system within South America, and that region influenced with the efficiency of just about every single area of the economic state.

History

• The primary Guaraní notes had been of fifty céntimos, 1o, 5, and 1 Guaraní over stamped on 50, a hundred, 500, and one thousand Pesos since 1943.
• The currency family further expanded with the issuance of 5,000 and 10,000 Guaranies.
• The 1982 revision added denominations within the Guaraní language to the reverses.
• The first 50,000 Guaraníes banknotes were circulated in 1990, as well as 100, 000 Guaraníes in 1998.
• Modern 50,000 Guaraníes banknotes were issued in 2005, however several forgeries came into existance prior to the official introduction.  As such, these bills were declared fake and worthless by the central bank.
• Starting in 2004, all existing denominations, except 50,000 Guaraníes, underwent small adjustments, such as a more subtle and borderless watermark and enhanced safety features.

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