Venezuela's currency has long been named after independence hero Simon Bolivar, who is pictured on the new 100 strong bolivar bill. The new money is the latest in a series of changes to national ...

Dolartoday.com's chart shows just how the value of the bolivar has plunged, with more and more units of the Venezuelan currency required to get hold of a single dollar: This time last year ...

Venezuela is undergoing a major crisis, which is evidenced by inflation in quadruple digits and shortages of food and medicine. Many economists blame the 15-year-old currency control system for ...

Venezuelan government devalued its bolivar currency for the second time in 12 months on Thursday, abolishing the lowest exchange rate as the Opec member fights to revive its economy. Intended to ...