The Malagasy currency, the Ariary, is appreciated against the euro and the dollar on the interbank currency exchange market (MID). The Euro was worth 2801.65 Ariary, while the dollar was at 2161.42 Ariary. A week later, the value of the Euro dropped to 2578.25 and the dollar fell to 2018.85 Ariary, the Central Bank has reported. A specialist in the economics' environment, Dr. Hugh Rajaonson, Cabinet director of the Minister of Finance and Budget, explained that the return of tourists has increased foreign exchange earnings. The Ariary appreciation is also explained by the resumption of some international aid and the reduced leakage in foreign currencies, helped by a lull in politics, said Rajaonson. "The prospect of a cautious supplementary budget law, reducing the budget deficit, and good technical cooperation between the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance and Budget, helped for more serenity", he added. From his side, the secretary general of the Ministry of F...
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