PYG to AFN

AFN - Afghan Afghani (؋)

Afghan Afghani

The Afghan Afghani (AFN) was introduced in 2003 as the new currency for Afghanistan. Two distinct rates were established: the government issue of 1000 and the northern alliance of 2000. Prior to 2003 the currency was the Afghanistan Afghani (AFA). There is no stock market. Money lending as well as foreign exchange is done through money bazaars.

The Afghan Afghani is the currency in Afghanistan (AF, AFG). The symbol for AFN can be written Af. The Afghan Afghani is divided into 100 puls. The exchange rate for the Afghan Afghani was last updated on May 24, 2019 from Yahoo Finance. The AFN conversion factor has 3 significant digits.

Economy

• Afghanistan relies on foreign aid, trade, and farming from bordering countries.
• The country and international concerns are focusing on improving infrastructure by creating jobs, promoting development of housing, and investing in education.
• International groups contributed over $2 billion to help Afghanistan’s dying economy.
• Afghanistan's agricultural products include wheat, wool, nuts, mutton, opium, lamb skin, and sheep skin.
• Afghanistan exports mainly nuts, fruit, carpets, and cotton.
• Imports include textiles, petroleum products, and capital goods.

History

• The first Afghani (AFA) was introduced in 1925. Before this time period the Afghan Rupee was the official currency.
• From the year 1925 to the year 1928 Afghani treasury notes were introduced.
• In 1975, all Afghanistan banks were nationalized.
• In 1981, the Afghani was pegged to the United States Dollar at 1 USD = 50 Afghanis.
• Afghanistan was taken over by Taliban rulers in 1996. The Taliban central bank declared the Afghanistan Afghani worthless and the bank cancelled the contract they had with Russia for printing their money. The country's currency was devalued against the US dollar to a rate of 1 USD = 43 Afghani.
• In 2002, the new Afghan Afghani currency (AFN) was introduced. In October, 2003 Afghanistan started using AFN as the official currency in local trade.
• In 2005, Afghani coins replaced the 1, 2, and 5 Afghani banknotes.
• Since 2005 the Afghanistan economy has grown at a steady pace.

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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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